Cathedral of Petrópolis
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The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara, also known as the Cathedral of Petrópolis, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Petrópolis, Brazil, dedicated to the city's patron saint, Peter of Alcantara. The
Petrópolis Cathedral, Saint Peter of Alcantara Church, place of Emperor Pedro II, Brazil
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Petrópolis Cathedral interior
Window of the cathedral
Pedro II of Brazil
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Dom Pedro II, known as "the Magnanimous", was the second and final emperor of the Empire of Brazil. He reigned from 1831 until his deposition in the military coup of 1889, presiding over the longest a
Cathedral of Petrópolis
…Petrópolis, Brazil, dedicated to the city's patron saint, Peter of Alcantara. The cathedral is also the final resting place of the last Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro II, and his family. The construction on the Gothic Revival style church began in 1884, and was completed in 1925. The church tower was built in 1969…
Photograph c. 1876
Pedro II at age 12 wearing court dress and the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1838
Pedro II at age 20 wearing court dress, 1846
Pedro II around age 22, c. 1848. This is the earliest surviving photograph of the Emperor