| Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral | |
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| Kathedrale Reina di Santisimo Rosario Heilige Rozenkrans kathedraal | |
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 Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral | |
| 12°06′11″N68°55′29″W / 12.1031°N 68.9247°W /12.1031; -68.9247 | |
| Location | Willemstad,Curaçao |
| Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
TheQueen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral[1] also known asPietermaai Cathedral[2] or theCathedral of the Holy Rosary (Papiamento:Kathedrale Reina di Santisimo Rosario;Dutch:Heilige Rozenkrans kathedraal) is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church, which serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Willemstad (Latin:Dioecesis Gulielmopolitana) in Juliana Plein 5,Pietermaai,Willemstad[3] a city on the island ofCuracao[4] and has under its jurisdiction all dependent islands of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea off the coast ofVenezuela.
It was built in 1870, the exterior has a golden ocher and white parts. The interior is nicely designed and painted a bright white. The cathedral is also adorned with many statues as those dedicated toJosé Gregorio Hernández (whom some faithful attribute miracles in Venezuela and Curacao) and dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the Pieta similar to that inItaly.
The cathedral follows theRoman or Latin rite and since 1997 isWorld Heritage of Unesco as part of the Historic Area of the city and port of Willemstad.
