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Name: KUHN, Alphonse (Father)

Nee: P. Kuhn

Birth Date: 6.1.1852 Strasbourg

Death Date: 21.2.1917 Madagascar

First Date: 1904

Profession: Cathedral builder

Area: Zanzibar, Nairobi

Book Reference: North, Playne, EAHB 1906

General Information:

North - dep. Marseille for Zanzibar 10-5-1896; Supervised construction of Zanzibar RC Cathedral; at Zanzibar 11-4-1900; arr. Mombasa from Zanzibar & dep. for Nairobi with 4 masons to build new cathedral 21-12-1904; 1905 at St. Austin's Mission, Nairobi; 1906 Kikuyu
Wikipedia on Zanzibar RC cathedral: The church was built by French missionaries between 1893 and 1898. The design of the church was based on that of the Marseille Cathedral, and in fact the two churches bear some resemblance to each other, the Stone Town cathedral being much smaller. Its main architectural feature is twin spires (like those of Marseille's church) that are one of the easiest elements of Stone Town's skyline to spot from elevated places as well as from the ocean. The interior is painted with scenes from the Old Testament, all of which have been destroyed due to the poorly done restoration in 2014. The tiles and stained glass windows were imported from France.
EAHB 1906 - Father A[lphonse] Kuhn - Kikuyu
Playne - ...... at Nairobi a beautiful church has been built by the natives under the Rev. P. Kuhn. .….

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