Blessed_Virgin_Mary_Cathedral,_Bogor

Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, Bogor

Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, Bogor

Catholic church in Indonesia

Bogor Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Indonesian: Gereja Santa Perawan Maria), is a historic church building in the Diocese of Bogor in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.[1]

Bogor Cathedral in 2010
Interior

A church in Buitenzorg (Dutch name for the area) in 1894 served both Protestants and Catholics.[2] The cathedral was built 1905. During the World War II era, it was desecrated in 1945.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Top 10 churches you should see in Indonesia Indonesia Travel Guides
  2. [2]
    The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, Volume 4, Maxwell Sommerville, 1894
  3. [3]
    Netherlands News: The Netherlands, the Netherlands East Indies, the Netherlands West Indies, Volumes 13-14 1945 page 255

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