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Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland: [1] Cathedral of Sts. Ursus and Victor in Solothurn; Basilica of Mary of the Assumption in Chur; Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Fribourg; Cathedral of St. Lawrence in Lugano; Benedictine Abbey Cathedral of St. Maurice in Einsiedeln; Abbey of St. Maurice in Saint-Maurice-d'Agaune; Cathedral ...
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Switzerland (8 P) Pages in category "Cathedrals in Switzerland" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The church was built according to the design of Alexandre Grigny of Arras between 1852 and 1857 [3] on the site of a former stronghold fortifications. This neo-Gothic building, whose appearance is partly inspired by Notre-Dame de Bonsecours and Saint-Nicolas of Nantes, [4] broke ground thanks to the city of Geneva, which had ceded land to religious communities to build places of worship, and ...
In the 12th century the Cathedral Notre Dame de Sion (du Glarier) was built in the town below Valère hill. [8] Glarier Cathedral became the seat of the Diocese of Sion, while the Prince-Bishop of Sion lived in Tourbillon Castle. [9] The name Valère is first mentioned in 1049 as the site of the cathedral chapter in Sion.
The great pipe organ of the Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne was inaugurated in December 2003. It is a unique instrument in the world. [3] It took ten years to design it and it is composed of 7000 pipes, two consoles, five manuals, and one pedalboard.
The Catholic Church in Switzerland (German: Römisch-katholische Landeskirche, French: Église catholique en Suisse, Italian: Chiesa cattolica in Svizzera, Romansh: Baselgia catolica da la Svizra) is organised into six dioceses and two territorial abbeys, comprising approximately 2.9 million Catholics, about 33.8% [1] of the Swiss population in ...
Bern Minster (German: Berner Münster) is a Swiss Reformed cathedral (or minster) in the old city of Bern, Switzerland. Built in the Gothic style, its construction started in 1421. Its tower, with a height of 100.6 m (330 ft), was only completed in 1893. It is the tallest cathedral in Switzerland and is a Cultural Property of National ...
Pages in category "Roman Catholic cathedrals in Switzerland" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.