cathedral
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The victory revived national optimism ahead of Sunday’s match in Mexico City’s hulking Aztec Stadium, dubbed by FIFA’s chief “the cathedral of world soccer” after hosting three World Cups and soccer deities like Brazil’s Pelé.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
In the south aisle of the nave is also an elaborate wall monument commemorating John, 1st Lord Henniker who was buried at the cathedral in 1803.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
The relic was almost lost after the cathedral was blown up in 1941—in what historians believe was an act of sabotage carried out by Soviet agents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
"There were some major things like seven Georgian houses in Minor Canon Row just outside the cathedral, accommodation for staff, clergy, and an organist's house," he says.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
It was a temple, a chapel—no, an underground cathedral.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing cathedral
Break It Down: Cata
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