2024

ST. SAUVEUR DE CAYENNE CATHEDRAL

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
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It is the spiritual heart of Catholic Cayenne. In 1823, the Prefect Apostolic and the Administrator of French Guiana decided to build a new church to replace the dilapidated and cramped Saint-Nicolas. In 1933, Guyana's largest church became a cathedral. It was once surrounded by magnificent palm trees, which must have given it a certain allure. Restored in the 1990s, it has since been declared a historic monument.

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