Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Dakar

The Our Lady of Victories Cathedral[1] (French: Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires)[2] or Cathedral of Dakar, is a religious building that serves as the Catholic cathedral in the city of Dakar,[3][4] the capital of the African country of Senegal, which is the seat of the Archdiocese of Dakar (Latin: Archidioecesis Dakarensis).

Our Lady of Victories Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires
LocationDakar
Country Senegal
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The sanctuary was built on the site of an ancient Muslim cemetery, whose land was granted by the government to the church. The cathedral was consecrated by Cardinal Jean Verdier, archbishop of Paris on 2 February 1936. In 2001 in the church the funeral of former President Leopold Senghor was performed.

Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, who died in 2004, is buried in the back of the altar, next to the statue of Our Lady of Victories, patron of the cathedral.

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References
  1. Cathedral of Our Lady of Victories in Dakar
  2. Ltd, Earl G. Graves (1986-04-01). Black Enterprise. Earl G. Graves, Ltd.
  3. Verna, Tony (1993-01-01). Global Television: How to Create Effective Television for the Future. Focal Press. ISBN 9780240801346.
  4. Seye, Cherif Elvalid (2007-03-01). Mgr Haycinthe Thiandoum: A force de foi (in French). Editions L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782296166790.


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