Mother Teresa Cathedral
The Mother Teresa Cathedral ( Albanian Katedralja e së Lumes Nënë Tereza ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Kosovar capital Pristina . It is co- cathedral of the Prizren-Pristina diocese .
history
The former President of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova , initiated the construction of the church . The foundation stone was laid on August 26, 2003, but construction only began on September 5, 2007. In 2010, the consecration service was celebrated, in which numerous politicians and clergy from the country took part. The cathedral got its name in honor of Mother Teresa . In 2015, the construction work was expected to be completed, but it could not be met. On September 3, 2017, the cathedral was consecrated by Cardinal Ernest Simoni . The occasion was the 20th anniversary of the death (September 5th) and the first anniversary of the canonization (September 4th) of Mother Teresa, the patroness of the Church. (English)
The residence of the Kosovar bishop was built right next to the cathedral.
The costs in 2010 amounted to over € 1 million, which were donated by private individuals. In January 2016, the New York Congressman of Albanian origin Joseph J. DioGuardi organized an event at which the Albanian diaspora in the USA donated US $ 1.3 million for the cathedral. The Muslim-Albanian businessman Jim Xhema alone donated a sum of US $ 100,000.
Voices were raised among Kosovar Muslims to build a new large mosque next to the cathedral as a symbol of religious harmony . Because to this day the Muslims in Pristina do not have their own large mosque. Most date from the Ottoman period and there has long been a lack of space in the prayer halls. The controversial debate about the planning of such a mosque has escalated several times in protest actions by Muslims praying on the streets. Again and again the police had to intervene and disperse the crowd.
architecture
The Mother Teresa Cathedral is a three-aisled basilica in modern adapted forms of the Italian Romanesque with a transept and apse in the south and a 70 m high bell tower attached to the east. The second planned tower has not (so far?) Been built. In structural form, it is an enlarged replica of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Prizren . The church building is 32.50 meters high, 42.30 meters wide and 77.40 meters long.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Refki Alija & Aleksandar Vasovic: New Cathedral symbolizes Catholic Rebirth in Kosovo. BIRN , September 6, 2007, archived from the original on December 11, 2011 ; accessed on September 19, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Katedralja “Nënë Tereza”, simbolika evropiane e Kosovës. (No longer available online.) In: kosovalive360.com. KosovaLive, August 13, 2013, archived from the original on June 25, 2016 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 (Albanian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b Kosovo: New Mother Teresa Church inaugurated. In: diepresse.com. Die Presse , September 6, 2010, accessed on September 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Donjeta Hoxha: Dhjetë Vjet Për Katedralen (Ten years for the cathedral). In: Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë. April 1, 2013, accessed March 11, 2014 (Albanian).
- ^ RNS Religion News Service, September 5, 2017
- ^ Riccardo Maccioni: A 20 anni dalla morte. Una cattedrale per Madre Teresa , in: Avvenire .it (Italian)
- ↑ Mrekullia shqiptare, biznismeni mysliman shqiptar i jep 100 mijë dollarë për Katedralen në Prishtinë. (No longer available online.) In: shqiptari.eu. January 14, 2016, archived from the original on September 18, 2016 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 (Albanian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Olsi Jazexhi: Fetvaja e Kishës Katolike dhe dhuna policore në Prishtinë (The Fatwa of the Catholic Church and the Police Force in Pristina). (No longer available online.) In: Brezi i Ri. June 29, 2011, archived from the original on March 11, 2014 ; Retrieved March 11, 2014 (Albanian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 42 ° 39 ′ 23 " N , 21 ° 9 ′ 33.6" E