Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Tyre

Cathedral of the Holy Cross
The ruins of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
33°16′13.3″N 35°11′42.5″E / 33.270361°N 35.195139°E / 33.270361; 35.195139
LocationTyre, South Governorate, Lebanon
DenominationCatholic (Latin)
TraditionChristianity
History
StatusCathedral (ruins)
Founded1129
DedicationHoly Cross
Architecture
Functional statusDestroyed
Demolished1291 (Fall of Outremer)
Administration
DioceseArchdiocese of Tyre

Cathedral of the Holy Cross is the remains of a Crusader church in Tyre, Lebanon. It was built in 1129 under the rule of William I of Tyre and dedicated to the Holy Cross on the site of a Byzantine church.

The cathedral served as the seat of the Diocese of Tyre and was one of the four Catholic dioceses of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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