Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Ake
A church founded by English Anglican missionaries in the 1840s, considered one of Nigeria's earliest churches and linked to Soyinka's memoir Ake.
St. Peter's Cathedral was founded by English Anglican missionaries in the 1840s in Ake, one of the earliest bases of Christianity in the Nigerian interior. The current building, with red brick and white walls, has been rebuilt several times, and its interior preserves memorials to early missionaries. Nobel Prize–winning writer Wole Soyinka's father once served as headmaster of a church school, and Soyinka's childhood memoir, Ake: The Years of Childhood, is set against this backdrop. The cathedral is a few minutes' walk from the Alake's Palace and the Centenary Hall. You can quietly attend Sunday service, or ask the caretaker to open the doors for a visit on weekdays.
Opening hours
Open during the day; Sunday morning prayers
Nearby sights
- Ake Palace & Centenary Hall
- Olumo Rock
- Itoku Adire Market
- Kuti Heritage Museum
- Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library