St. Peter's Cathedral, Rabat

Moroccan cultural heritage site

St. Peter's Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rabat) is a Roman Catholic church located at Golan Square (Place du Golan) in downtown Rabat, Morocco. It was erected in the early 20th century in the Art Deco style. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Peter, and is the ecclesiastical seat of the Archdiocese of Rabat.^{[citation needed]}

Construction of the cathedral began in 1919,^{[citation needed]} and its chief architect was Adrien Laforgue.^[1] The cathedral was inaugurated by Resident-General Hubert Lyautey in 1921.^[2] The two towers of the cathedral were added in the 1930s.^{[citation needed]}

The cathedral is operational and Mass is celebrated daily.^{[citation needed]}

Images

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  Interior.
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  Choir.
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  Close-up of the Art Deco floor.
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  Side Altar.
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  Confessional.
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  Ceiling.
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  Stained glass window.
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  Floor.
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  Geometric decoration in the Art Deco style.
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  Baptistry.

See also

• Casablanca Cathedral
• French Church of Tangier
• Roman Catholic Cathedral of Tangier
• St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Laayoune
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Dakhla

References

1. Baumanova, Monika (2022-09-21). Urban Public Space in Colonial Transformations. Springer Nature. p. 115. ISBN 978-3-031-14697-8.
2. Baida, Jamaâ; Feroldi, Vincent (2005). Présence chrétienne au Maroc: XIXème - XXème siècles (1. éd ed.). Rabat: Éd. & Impr. Bouregreg. p. 40. ISBN 978-9954-423-97-4.