Vaduz Cathedral
Vaduz Cathedral Kathedrale St. Florin in Vaduz (in German) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Leadership | Archbishop Wolfgang Haas |
Year consecrated | 1873 |
Location | |
Location | Vaduz |
Geographic coordinates | 47°08′10″N 9°31′22″E / 47.1362°N 9.5227°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Friedrich von Schmidt |
Type | church |
Style | High Gothic |
Groundbreaking | 1869 |
Completed | 1874 |
Direction of façade | West |
Website | |
www.erzbistum-vaduz.li |
Vaduz Cathedral, or Cathedral of St. Florin (German: St. Florinskirche in Vaduz or Kathedrale St. Florin), is a neo-Gothic church in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and the centre of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vaduz. Originally a parish church, it has held the status of cathedral since 1997.
It was built in 1874 by Friedrich von Schmidt on the site of earlier medieval foundations. Its patron saint is Florinus of Remüs (Florin), a 9th-century saint of the Vinschgau Valley.
The Archdiocese of Vaduz was erected by Pope John Paul II in the apostolic constitution Ad satius consulendum 2 December 1997. Before then it had been the Liechtenstein Deanery, a part of the Swiss Diocese of Chur. The solemn public ceremony took place on December 12, 1997, in the parish church of Vaduz, which was then raised to the dignity of a cathedral.
Burials
- Prince Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein (1989).
- Princess Georgina of Liechtenstein (1989).
- Prince Franz Josef "Wenzel" of Liechtenstein (1991).
- Princess Elisabeth of Liechtenstein (in the Fürstliche Gruft).
- Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein (in the Fürstliche Gruft).
- Princess Elisabeth of Liechtenstein (in the Fürstliche Gruft).
Gallery
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The nave and choir of the Vaduz Cathedral
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Portals and pipe organ
See also
External links
- 1874 establishments in Liechtenstein
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1874
- Buildings and structures in Vaduz
- Tourist attractions in Vaduz
- Catholic Church in Liechtenstein
- Gothic Revival architecture in Liechtenstein
- Gothic Revival church buildings
- Roman Catholic cathedrals in Liechtenstein
- Burial sites of the House of Urach
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings
- Liechtenstein stubs