Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Belgrade
| Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
|---|---|
| Katedrala Blažene Device Marije | |
Катедрала Блажене Девице Марије | |
| Location | Belgrade |
| Country | Serbia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 25 September 1925 (old church) 1988 (new church) |
| Architecture | |
| Years built | 1924-1925 (old church) 1938-1988 (new church) |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade |
The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Serbian: Катедрала Блажене Девице Марије, romanized: Katedrala Blažene Device Marije) also called the Catholic Cathedral of Belgrade is since 1988 the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade. It is located at 75 Hadži Milentijeva Street in the Belgrade's neighborhood of Neimar, in the municipality of Vračar.
The construction of the church began on 1938. It was halted by World War II in 1941, and continued only in 1987. The cathedral was consecrated in 1988, dedicated to Saint John of Capistrano and with the neighboring objects (old church from 1925, auxiliary edifices, etc.) makes the monastery complex known as the Marijanum, after the Virgin Mary (Marija in Serbian).