Butare, Rwanda

Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral, Butare

The Our Lady of Wisdom or simply Cathedral of Butare, is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Butare, in the southern part of the African country of Rwanda. It is the largest cathedral in the nation, which was built in the 1930s when Butare was the colonial capital to commemorate the life of Astrid of Sweden Queen consort of the Belgians until 1935. The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the seat of the Diocese of Butare which was erected in 1961 by Pope John XXIII by bula Gaudet sanctum.

City
Butare
Country
Rwanda
Category
Religious
Suggested visit
About 45 minutes

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