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Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (Prizren)

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Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Succor
Precinct of the Lady Helper
Katedralja e Zojës Ndihmëtare
The front façade of the cathedral, facing East
Map
CountryKosovo
Language(s)Albanian
DenominationCatholic
History
Consecrated1870
Architecture
Heritage designationCultural Monument
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Prizren-Pristina
Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (Albanian: Katedralja Katolike e Zojës Ndihmëtare; Croatian: Katedrala Gospe od Neprestane Pomoć) also known as Precinct of the Lady Helper Church and Con-cathedral of the Lady Helper. Is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Prizren, Kosovo, seat of the Albanian Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren-Pristina.

History[edit]

The Cathedral of Prizren was commissioned in 1870 by Dario Bucciarelli, Archbishop of Skopje. Its clocktower was built by Thomas Glasnovic, an Arbanasi Croatian monk and architect. The cathedral among its frescoes features in the north side of the church a fresco of Skanderbeg painted in 1883 by Gjergj Panariti an Albanian monk and painter from Korçë.

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42°12′24″N 20°44′15″E / 42.2068°N 20.7374°E / 42.2068; 20.7374