St. Joseph's Cathedral, Ankawa

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St. Joseph's Cathedral, also known as Mar Yousif Cathedral, [1] [2] is the Chaldean Catholic cathedral and seat of the Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan (Latin : Archieparchia Arbilensis Chaldaeorum, Arabic : إيبارشية أربيل الكلدانية‎) created under the pontificate of Pope Paul VI. The cathedral follows the East Syriac Rite ("Chaldean Rite") of the Chaldean Catholic Church, one of the Eastern Catholic sui iuris particular churches that make up the Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See in Rome.

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History

Construction of Saint Joseph's Church began on a 1000 sqm area at the entrance of Ankawa, Erbil, in 1978 while Stephan Babaka was archbishop of the Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil. The church was built at government expense with volunteer labor from the people of Ankawa and consecrated in 1981. Saint Joseph's Church was designed in distinctive Babylonian style including a main gate modeled on the Ishtar Gate, with a large yard, and big gardens.

Ankawa Place in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq

Ankawa or Ainkawa is a predominantly Assyrian suburb of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, outside the city limits. It is seen as the "Assyrian Quarter" of Erbil. It is located five miles north-north-west of downtown Erbil, just outside the ring road that is Erbil's city limits. Ankawa is also considered to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world.

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In 2014, Saint Joseph became a shelter for refugees that fled from the violence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cathedral of St. Joseph, Ankawa, Iraq (Chaldean)". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  2. ↑ Timmerman, Kenneth R. (2011-01-01). St. Peter's Bones. Kenneth R. Timmerman. ISBN   9780979722912.
  3. ↑ http://www.ishtartv.com/en/viewarticle,36391.html

Coordinates: 36°13′39″N43°59′32″E / 36.2274°N 43.9922°E / 36.2274; 43.9922

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