Cathedral of Blessed Mother Teresa in Pristina

Cathedral of Blessed Mother Teresa
42°39′23″N 21°09′34″E / 42.65639°N 21.15944°E / 42.65639; 21.15944Coordinates: 42°39′23″N 21°09′34″E / 42.65639°N 21.15944°E / 42.65639; 21.15944
Location Pristina
Country Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Dedication Mother Teresa
Architecture
Groundbreaking 2007

The Cathedral of Blessed Mother Teresa in Pristina (Albanian: Katedralja e së Lumes Nënë Tereza në Prishtinë, Serbian: Katedrala Majke Tereze u Prištini / Катедрала Мајке Терезе у Приштини) is a Roman Catholic cathedral being constructed in Pristina, Kosovo.[lower-alpha 2] In 2007, the Government of Kosovo approved plans for the building.[1] The cathedral is dedicated to the Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary, Blessed Mother Teresa.

History

The foundation was ceremonially laid by former President of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, himself a Muslim.[2] It was inaugurated on 26 August 2010, the hundredth anniversary of her birthday, before construction was completed.[3] Its construction, begun in 2011, sparked controversy in Muslim circles where it was seen as outsized considering the small number of Catholics in the area.[4]

Upon the cathedral's completion, the Apostolic Administration of Prizren will move from Prizren to Pristina.[2] The cathedral will be one of Pristina's tallest buildings.[5]

Bell tower

An exhibition celebrating the shared history of Albanians and Austria was held in the cathedral in January 2015. It was attended by the President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 111 out of 193 United Nations member states.
  2. ↑ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 111 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

  1. ↑ Kosovo Catholics plan cathedral to honour Mother Teresa
  2. 1 2 "New Cathedral Symbolises Catholic Rebirth in Kosovo". BIRN Kosovo. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Kosovo: Neue Mutter-Teresa-Kirche eingeweiht". DiePresse.com (in German). 6 September 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Petrit Collaku (26 May 2011). "Kosovo Muslims Resent New Mother Teresa Statue". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. ↑ In Pristina's old Ottoman mosque, Muslims gather for prayers
  6. ↑ Kryeziu, Visar (19 January 2015). "Kosovo president Atifete Jahjaga, right, joined by Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, ...". Yahoo News. AP News. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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