"Changing its name goes against the tourism interests of Cordoba and, worst of all, against its historical, artistic and symbolic essence." A spokesman for the local cathedral council, Jose Juan ...

With the Christian reconquest of Spain in the 13th century, it was consecrated as a cathedral ... don’t see any problem in combining the two names. For me it’s the same thing.” ...

In 2013, “an organization called the ‘Platform for the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba’ secured more than 350,000 names for a petition demanding the seizure of the cathedral, a push heavily ...

Today, the monument’s hybrid nature is reflected in its name, the Mosque-Cathedral, although it is supervised by the local bishopric and only Christians are allowed to worship there. A group of ...

Undoubtedly a cathedral. It is the main church of the Diocese of Cordoba, where the chair of the bishop is located, thus the name 'cathedral'.” The bishop noted that the Cathedral of Cordoba ...

MADRID (AP) — Catholic Church authorities in the southern Spanish city of Cordoba have agreed to restore the Islamic reference in the name of the city’s famed mosque-cathedral and stop referri ...

Christian forces captured the Umayyad capital in 1236, but left its glorious house of worship largely untouched when converting it to a cathedral. Majesty of two faithsThe artistic styles of Islam ...

While the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Medina Azahara, the city’s historic center, and the Courtyards Festival of Córdoba are some of the most famous sights, there’s a whole host of other ...