Basilica of St Therese of the Child Jesus, Cairo
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The Basilica of St Therese of the Child Jesus is a Roman Catholic minor basilica
dedicated to the Thérèse of Lisieux located in Cairo
, Egypt
. The church under the circumscription the Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt
. The basilica was decreed on July 8, 1972.
Basilica
The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
dedicated to the Thérèse of Lisieux located in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. The church under the circumscription the Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt
Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt
The Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt is a Roman Catholic Apostolic vicariate in Alexandria in Egypt.-History:* May 18, 1839: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Egypt and Arabia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo in Syria...
. The basilica was decreed on July 8, 1972.