Cathedral of Petrópolis

Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara Catedral de São Pedro de Alcântara

Basic information
Location	Petrópolis, Brazil
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Diocese of Petrópolis
Year consecrated	1884
Status	Active
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Francisco Caminhoá
Architectural style	Neo-Gothic
Groundbreaking	1969
Completed	1925

The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara (Portuguese: Catedral de São Pedro de Alcântara), also known as the Cathedral of Petrópolis, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Petrópolis, Brazil. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Peter of Alcantara, the patron saint of Brazil.

The construction on the Gothic Revival style church began in 1884, and was completed in 1925. The church tower was built in 1969.

The church houses the Imperial Mausoleum, which contains the tombs of the last Emperor, Dom Pedro II, Empress Teresa Cristina, their daughter Isabel, Princess Imperial and her husband, Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, as well as Isabel's son Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará and his wife Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz. The Emperor and Empress had died in exile in Europe following the overthrow of the Empire, and their remains were not returned to Brazil until 1921. The monarch's tomb was carved in Carrara marble in 1925.

Petrópolis Cathedral facade with bell tower

Upper facade

Lower facade, with Gothic Revival portal

Petrópolis Cathedral interior

Stained glass in the Imperial Mausoleum

Tombs of Pedro II and Teresa Cristina (center), Princess Isabel (left), and Prince Gaston (right) at the Imperial Mausoleum.