Salzburg Cathedral
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Salzburg Cathedral (German: Salzburger Dom) is the seventeenth-century Baroque cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg in the city of Salzburg, Austria, dedicated to Saint Rupert and Saint Vergilius.[2] Saint Rupert founded the church in 774 on the remnants of a Roman town, and the cathedral was rebuilt in 1181 after a fire.[3] In the seventeenth century, the cathedral was completely rebuilt in the Baroque style under Prince-Bishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau to its present appearance.[3] Salzburg Cathedral still contains the baptismal font in which composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was baptized.[4]
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Salzburg Cathedral | |
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Cathedral of Saints Rupert and Vergilius | |
German: Salzburger Dom | |
47°47′52″N 13°02′49″E | |
Country | Austria |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Active |
Founded | c. 774 |
Founder(s) | Rupert of Salzburg |
Dedication | Saint Vergilius Saint Rupert |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Cathedral |
Architect(s) | Santino Solari |
Style | Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1614 |
Completed | 1628 1959 (restoration) |
Specifications | |
Bells | 7 survived 2 (17th century) 5 (1960s)[1] |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Salzburg |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | His Excellency Franz Lackner, O.F.M. |
Laity | |
Director of music | János Czifra (Domkapellmeister) |
Organist(s) | Heribert Metzger |
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