Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned

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The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Crowned is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Gibraltar. It is the primary centre of Catholic worship in the Diocese of Gibraltar.

The cathedral was built by the Spanish in 1462 on the site of Gibraltar's old mosque, which was much larger than the current building. The Cathedral's small courtyard is the remnant of the larger Moorish court of the mosque. The building was severely damaged during the Great Siege and when it was reconstructed in 1810 the opportunity was taken to widen Main Street. The tower was added in 1820 and in 1931 the cathedral was restored and the current west facade was erected to replace the poorer one built in 1810.

[edit] See also

• San Roque, Cádiz (The original statue of St Mary was moved there in 1704, following the British takeover of Gibraltar)

[edit] External links

• External view (photograph by Alan Edwards)
• External view (painting by Vin Mifsud)
• St. Mary the Croned, external view (painting by Barry Wilkinson)
• St. Mary the Crowned, stained glass window (painting by Barry Wilkinson)
• Cathedral's own website
• Cathedral information and photos of interior (from the Diocese of Gibraltar)
• Illustrated article
• Photos of the Cathedral exterior [1][2]]