Vaduz Cathedral
Vaduz Cathedral Kathedrale St. Florin in Vaduz (in German) | ||
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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 (
Archdiocese of Vaduz. Originally a parish church
, it has held the status of cathedral since 1997.
History
It was built in 1874 by
Vinschgau Valley
.
The
Archdiocese of Vaduz was erected by Pope John Paul II on 2 December 1997.[1] 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
.
Gallery
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Church portal
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The nave and choir of the Vaduz Cathedral
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Portals and pipe organ
Princely Crypt
The Princely Crypt of the House of Liechtenstein is located directly next to Vaduz Cathedral. It is open to the public on 1 November each year.
Burials (selection)
Members of the House of Liechtenstein buried in the Princely Crypt include:
- Prince Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein (1989)
- Princess Georgina of Liechtenstein(1989)
- Prince Franz Josef "Wenzel" of Liechtenstein (1991)
- Princess Marie of Liechtenstein (2021)
- Princess Elisabeth of Liechtenstein
- Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein
- Princess Elisabeth of Liechtenstein
- Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein
- Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
- Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria
- Prince Johannes of Liechtenstein
- Prince Ferdinand of Liechtenstein
- Prince Heinrich Hartneid of Liechtenstein
- Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein
- Prince Vincenz of Liechtenstein
- Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein (2023)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Liechtenstein
References
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXX. 1998. pp. 8–9.
External links
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