Location Petrópolis, Brazil Status Active Completed 1925 Phone +55 24 2242-4300 | Affiliation Roman Catholic Groundbreaking 1969 Opened 29 November 1925 Year consecrated 1884 | |
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Address R. São Pedro Alcântara, 60 - Centro, Petrópolis - RJ, 25685-300, Brazil Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Province Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrópolis Burials Pedro II of Brazil, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil Similar Casa de Santos Dumont, Palácio Rio Negro, Palácio Quitandinha, Imperial Museum of Brazil, Casa da Princesa Isabel | ||
The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara (Portuguese: Catedral de São Pedro de Alcântara), also known as the Cathedral of Petrópolis, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Petrópolis, Brazil. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Peter of Alcantara, the patron saint of Brazil.
The construction on the Gothic Revival style church began in 1884, and was completed in 1925. The church tower was built in 1969.
Imperial Mausoleum
The church houses the Imperial Mausoleum, which contains the tombs of the last Emperor, Dom Pedro II, Empress Teresa Cristina, their daughter Isabel, Princess Imperial and her husband, Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, as well as Isabel's son Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará and his wife Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz. The Emperor and Empress had died in exile in Europe following the overthrow of the Empire, and their remains were not returned to Brazil until 1921. The monarch's tomb was carved in Carrara marble in 1925.