Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa

The Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa or the Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of São Paulo (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa de São Paulo), also known as the Orthodox Cathedral of São Paulo, is a cathedral of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, located at 1515 Vergueiro in Paraíso, Vila Mariana, São Paulo, Brazil. Dedicated to Saint Paul, it is home to the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of São Paulo and All Brazil. It is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world,[1] and a fine example of Byzantine Revival architecture.[2]

Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa
Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of São Paulo
23°34′32″S 46°38′26″W
LocationRua Vergeiro, 1515
São Paulo
CountryBrazil
DenominationGreek Orthodox Church of Antioch
History
Consecrated1978
Architecture
StyleNeo-Byzantine

History

Construction of the cathedral began in the 1940s, inspired by the Hagia Sophia,[1] and built under the supervision of Paul Taufick Camasmie with the architects Francisca Galvão Bueno and Igor Sresnewsky.[3] Joseph Trabulsi was personally selected by King Farouk of Egypt to participate in its decoration. Wladimir Krivoutz worked on the cathedral's marble iconostasis.

The Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa was inaugurated in January 1954, along with the celebrations of the IV centenary of the city of São Paulo,[4] and consecrated by Patriarch Elias IV and Metropolitan Ignátios Ferzli in 1978.

References
  1. Robinson, Alex; Robinson, Gardenia (17 May 2011). Brazil Handbook (7 ed.). Footprint Travel Guides. pp. 198–. ISBN 978-1-907263-26-2. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. Akmir, Abdeluahed (2009). Los árabes en América Latina: Historia de una emigración (in Spanish). Siglo XXI de España Editores. p. 249. ISBN 978-84-323-1419-3. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. Ficher, Sylvia (12 June 2017). "O Curso de Arquitetura da Escola de Engenharia Mackenzie, 1917-1947" (PDF). Universidade Mackenzie. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. Rahme, Cláudia (2015). "Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa de São Paulo". Gazeta de Beirute. Retrieved 3 August 2016.


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