The Church of Saint Louis (French: L'église Saint-Louis) is a Catholic church in the city of Oran, Algeria, formerly a mosque before its conversion by the Spaniards.
History It was formerly a mosque, converted into a church by Cardinal Cisneros in 1509, as a result of the Spanish conquest of Oran. It was then named Santa-Maria-de-las-Victorias and underwent renovations to become a chapel. The first capture of the city by the Regency of Algiers (1708–1732) led it back towards Muslim or Jewish worship, according to some sources.
The second cathedral of Oran, le Sacré-Cœur, inaugurated in 1913, supplanted as the city's cathedral the building which henceforth became known as the Saint Louis d'Oran church.
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