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St. Mary's Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt, Cape Town, 1961

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Where people pray: St. Mary's Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt is the mother church of Roman Catholicism in South Africa. Built in 1851, it was restored and enlarged in 1927. Its fine cedar wood ceiling is as sound as it was when the cathedral was first built.

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Title
St. Mary's Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt, Cape Town, 1961
Creator
The Cape Argus photographer
Subject
Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description
Where people pray: St. Mary's Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt is the mother church of Roman Catholicism in South Africa. Built in 1851, it was restored and enlarged in 1927. Its fine cedar wood ceiling is as sound as it was when the cathedral was first built.
Publisher
University of Cape Town. Libraries
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black-and-white-photographs, Still image, Image/jpeg
Identifier
islandora:17283
Source
va_independent_S5F_172.jpg, S5F Cape Town Churches I
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Copyright held by Independent Newspapers. For information about acquiring a copy and/or permission to reproduce an image, please email argpix@inl.co.za

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