Maribor Cathedral
Maribor Cathedral (Slovene: mariborska stolnica), dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Maribor, northeastern Slovenia. The church is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor and the parish church of the Parish of Maribor–St. John the Baptist. It is also the resting place of Bishop Anton Martin Slomšek, an advocate of Slovene culture.
Architecture
The originally Romanesque building dates to the late 12th century. In the Gothic period, it got a rib vault, a larger choir and two side naves, whereas in the Baroque period, it got the chapel of Saint Francis Xavier and the chapel of the Holy Cross.[1]
References
- ^ "Mariborska stolnica – c. sv. Janeza Krstnika" [Maribor Cathedral – St. John the Baptist's Church]. Arhitekturni vodnik (in Slovenian). Zavod Trajekt. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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External links
- Media related to Maribor Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons
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- Angels (statues)
- Carinthia Street
- Cathedral Peak
- Drava
- Hutter Colony
- Kalvarija Hill
- Liberation Monument
- Main Square
- Maribor Island
- Maribor Park
- Market Hall
- Plague Column
- Pyramid
- Old Bridge (List of bridges in Maribor)
- Railway Station
- Revolution Square
- Strossmayer Street
- Trieste Street
- University of Maribor
- Zamorc Hotel
- Betnava Mansion
- Jewish Tower
- Judgement Tower
- Orešje Castle
- Račji Dvor Mansion
- Town Castle
- Town Hall
- Upper Maribor Castle
- Vetrinje Mansion
- Water Tower
- Basilica of Our Mother of Mercy
- Capuchin Church
- Cathedral
- Synagogue
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- Dobrava
- Košaki
- Ledine
- Marija Brezje
- Nova Vas
- Spodnje Radvanje
- Za Gradom
- Zgornje Radvanje
- Academic Choir
- Aquarium
- Carmina Slovenica
- Lent Festival
- Maribor Slovene National Theatre
- Obzorja Publishing House
- Philharmonic Orchestra
- Račji Dvor Open-Air Museum
- Radio City
- Slava Klavora Theatre
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