Murcia Cathedral Murcia Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia (Spanish: "Iglesia Catedral de Santa María en Murcia"), commonly called the Cathedral of Murcia, is a Catholic church in the city of Murcia, Spain. It is the only cathedral in use in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartagena in Spain. The Christian king Jaime I the Conqueror conquered the city during the Mudéjar revolt of 1264–66. Despite an existing pact with the Muslims of the city that prevented the destruction of any mosque, Jaime I took the Great Mosque or Aljamía to consecrate it to the Virgin Mary; a custom
Tripoli Cathedral construction, notably Othman Najeem contributing to interior decoration work. After rising to power, the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi converted the Tripoli Cathedral into a mosque, the Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque. After having been significantly modified, many of its original features were removed and replaced with more modern Arabesque-style architecture. Tripoli Cathedral Tripoli Cathedral (; ) is a former Roman Catholic church located in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. It is situated on the Algeria/Elgazayer Square ("Maidan al Jazair/Maydan elgazayer") in the city centre. It was converted into a mosque in 1970, with the St. Francis Pro-Cathedral now serving as temporary