Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Banjul Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Banjul The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Banjul, is the name given to a building of the Catholic church that is located in Banjul the capital of the African country of Gambia. It is located on the street Hagan, on the corner of Picton Street, which is the main street of the city where dominates the cityscape. It is larger than the Anglican cathedral of the same city. The church was built in the colonial era from 1913 to 1916 when Gambia was still a British colony. The status
Banjul the mainland at the other side of the river. Banjul takes its name from the Mandé people who gathered specific fibres on the island, which were used in the manufacture of ropes. Bang julo is the Mandinka (Mande) word for rope fibre. The mispronunciation led to the word Banjul. In 1651 Banjul was leased by The Duke of Courland and Semigallia (German: "Herzog von Kurland und Semgallen") from the King of Kombo, as part of the Couronian colonization. On 23 April 1816, the King of Kombo ceded Banjul Island to Alexander Grant, the British commandant. Grant founded Banjul as a