Klagenfurt Cathedral
| Klagenfurt Cathedral | |
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The cathedral with the Domplatz in the foreground
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Latin |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Cathedral |
| Location | |
| Location | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Coordinates | 46°37′26″N 14°18′44″E / 46.623991°N 14.312207°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Baroque |
Klagenfurt Cathedral (German: Klagenfurter Dom; Dom- und Stadtpfarrkirche Hll. Petrus und Paulus) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt and the main parish church of Klagenfurt. It was built by Protestants and dedicated to the Holy Trinity in 1581. It was the largest Protestant church in Austria at that time.
History
Klagenfurt Cathedral was commissioned by Christoph Windisch, Klagenfurt's first mayor.[1] In 1600, during the Counter-Reformation, it was given to the Jesuits and rededicated to Saints Peter and Paul. The church was razed to the ground by a fire and had to be rebuilt in 1724. Bishop Franz Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheid made it the cathedral of the Diocese of Gurk in 1787.
See also
References
- Back to citation "Klagenfurt Cathedral". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2014.