Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels (Los Angeles)
Cathedral,of,Our,Lady,of,the,Angels,(Los,Angeles)
The,Cathedral,of,Our,Lady,of,the,Angels,,informally,known,as,COLA,or,the,Los,Angeles,Cathedral,,is,a,Latin,Church,cathedral,of,the,Roman,Catholic,Church,in,Los,Angeles,,California,,United,States,of,America,Opened,in,2002,,the,cathedral,serves,as,the,mother,church,for,the,Archdiocese,of,Los,Angeles1,It,is,also,the,cathedra,seat,of,Archbishop,José,Horacio,Gómez2
The,structure,replaced,the,Cathedral,of,Saint,Vibiana,,which,was,severely,damaged,in,the,1994,Northridge,earthquake,Under,Cardinal,Roger,Mahony,,the,cathedral,was,constructed,in,postmodern,architecture,and,formally,opened,in,September,2002,There,was,considerable,controversy,over,its,deconstructivist,and,modernist,design,,as,well,as,the,high,costs,to,complete,the,building3
The,cathedral,is,named,in,honor,of,the,Blessed,Virgin,Mary,under,the,patronal,title,of,Our,Lady,of,the,Angels,,echoing,the,full,name,of,the,original,settlement,of,Los,Angeles,Spanish:,El,Pueblo,de,Nuestra,Señora,la,Reina,de,los,Ángeles,,or,The,Town,of,Our,Lady,the,Queen,of,the,Angels4,The,cathedral,is,widely,known,for,enshrining,the,relics,of,Saint,Vcathedral,of,our,lady,of,the,angels,(los,angeles),Cathedral,of,Our,Lady,of,the,Angels,(Los,Angeles)
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