Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba construction of the Great Mosque, which was considerably expanded by later Muslim rulers. Córdoba returned to Christian rule in 1236 during the Reconquista, and the building was converted to a Roman Catholic church, culminating in the insertion of a Renaissance cathedral nave in the 16th century. Since the early 2000s, Spanish Muslims have lobbied the Roman Catholic Church to allow them to pray in the cathedral. This Muslim campaign has been rejected on multiple occasions, both by the church authorities in Spain and by the Vatican. It is commonly believed that the site of the Mosque-Cathedral was originally a Christian
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tennessee. It was founded on July 28, 1837 by the Dominican Bishop Richard Pius Miles. The Cathedral Church of the Incarnation is the seat of the Bishops of Nashville. The first Roman Catholic cathedral church for Nashville was Holy Rosary Cathedral where the State Capitol now stands. The second Cathedral, built by Bishop Richard Pius Miles, is now the parish Saint Mary of the Seven Sorrows, near the Tennessee State Capitol. Prior to 1970, the diocese encompassed the entire state. At that