St. Mary's Cathedral — Attraction in Cape Town Ward 115

We were given a guided tour of the Holy Door at St Mary's in celebration of the 2025 Jubilee Commemoration. The Cathedral was dedicated in 1851 and is the oldest Catholic Cathedral in Southern Africa. Beautiful Marian Windows are among the finest stained glass windows in South Africa. The organ is one of the finest in the country, acquired from London firm of Hill & Son, installed in 1891. And was since restored and enlarged in 1959. Maud Sumners series of 14 paintings of the stations of the cross adorn the walls. Do visit this beautiful Cathedral and feel free to join in a mass celebration. The one disappointment is that the Garden of Remembrance was not well maintained and a lot of trash was lying around. Thankfully the City of Cape Town has been permitted to remove the vagrants from squatting outside the Cathedral. This was a huge problem which started during 2021 due to the...

St Mary's Cathedral was our family parish church for many years when we lived in the Cape. My father was buried from this Cathedral in 1973, with close to 1000 people attending. Including friends, family and all the priests and religious orders in the archdiocese. The late Cardinal +Owen McCann officiated and the service was conducted by the late Fr Robin Van De Spuy. Many happy memories..my sister singing in this glorious choir with Stephen Wrankmore, as the organist and choir master. Stephen could make that magnificent grand dame organ ring through the rafters!! Wonderful...

The Cathedral was closed and there is barbwire all around... the stench of urine all around the building is horrendous. As a European used to churches being open and respected it was a...