Vaduz Cathedral
| Vaduz Cathedral Kathedrale St. Florin in Vaduz (in German) | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | 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 Archdiocese of Vaduz. Originally a parish church, it has held the status of cathedral since 1997.
History
[edit]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 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 -
The nave and choir of the Vaduz Cathedral -
Portals and pipe organ
Princely Crypt
[edit]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)
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXX. 1998. pp. 8–9.
External links
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- (in German) Pfarrei St. Florin auf der Internetpräsenz des Erzbistums Vaduz
- (in German) Kirche St. Florin auf der Internetpräsenz der Gemeinde Vaduz
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