Saint Wenceslas Cathedral ( Czech : Katedrála svatého Václava ) is a gothic cathedral at Wenceslas Square in Olomouc , in the Czech Republic , founded in 1107. The square was named after Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia on the thousandth anniversary of his death in 935. The cathedral is also named after him.
4-606: The cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc . The cathedral began in the Romanesque style and was consecrated in 1131. Extensive Gothic modifications were made in 13th and 14th century. Bohemian king Wenceslaus III of Bohemia was murdered in a nearby house of the former dean of the cathedral on 4 August 1306. Wenceslaus III was the last of the male Přemyslid rulers of Bohemia. Gothic revival changes, which included refacing
8-922: Is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic . It has its seat in Olomouc . Its cathedral is Cathedral of St. Wenceslaus in Olomouc and it has three Marian minor basilicas : As of 2015, it pastorally served 746,900 Catholics (53.0% of 1,410,000 total) on 10,018 km in 418 parishes and 2 missions with 343 priests (246 diocesan, 97 religious), 33 deacons, 326 lay religious (117 brothers, 209 sisters) and 19 seminarians. Its suffragan sees are : Established in 1063 as Diocese of Olomouc / Olomucen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from
12-479: The building, rebuilding the west front and the construction of the central tower, were made during 1883–1892. These were designed by Gustav Meretta and R. Völkel. The cathedral was restored in 2004–2007. The cathedral is formed by three towers. The front two form the front, while the third one in the back, the southern tower, is with its 100.65 metres (330.2 ft) height the tallest church tower in Moravia, and
16-487: The second tallest church tower in the Czech Republic. This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in the Czech Republic is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc ( Czech : Metropolitní Arcidiecéze olomoucká , Latin : Archidioecesis Metropolitae Olomucensis )
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