Basilica of St Therese of the Child Jesus, Cairo
Roman Catholic minor basilica in Cairo, Egypt
The Basilica of St Therese of the Child Jesus (Arabic: بازيليك القديسة تريز الطفل يسوع هي) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Cairo, Egypt, dedicated to Thérèse of Lisieux. The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1931 and the construction was finished in 1932. The church is under the circumscription of the Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt. It was decreed basilica on July 8, 1972. Saint Therese is well known among both Egyptian Catholics and Copts. Hundreds of votive tablets covering the walls of the crypt testify the granted intercession of the saint.[1] On the Line 2 metro, the metro station close to the basilica is named after Saint Theresa.[2]
Literature
- Manfred Karl Böhm: Eine beliebte Pilgeroase an den Ufern des Nils. Das Heiligtum "St. Theresia vom Kinde Jesus" in Kairo, in: Theresien-Kalender 1995 (70. Jahrgang), S.43-44.
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- Coptic Catholic Church:
- Patriarchate of Alexandria
- Eparchy of Alexandria
- Eparchy of Abu Qirqas
- Eparchy of Assiut
- Eparchy of Giza
- Eparchy of Ismayliah
- Eparchy of Luxor
- Eparchy of Minya
- Eparchy of Sohag
- Armenian Catholic Church:
- Eparchy of Alexandria
- Chaldean Catholic Church:
- Eparchy of Cairo
- Latin Church:
- Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt
- Maronite Church:
- Eparchy of Cairo
- Melkite Catholic Church:
- Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan
- Syriac Catholic Church:
- Eparchy of Cairo
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt
- Annunciation Cathedral, Cairo
- Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral, Cairo
- St. Catherine's Cathedral, Alexandria
- Our Lady of Heliopolis Co-Cathedral
- Basilica of St Therese of the Child Jesus, Cairo
- Egyptian saints
- Apostolic Nunciature to Egypt
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