Maribor Cathedral

Church in Maribor, Slovenia

Exterior

Interior

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

Media related to Maribor Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons

Urban Municipality of Maribor

Subdivisions

City districts	Brezje–Dogoše–Zrkovci Center Ivan Cankar Koroška Vrata Magdalena Nova Vas Pobrežje Radvanje Studenci Tabor Tezno
Local communities	Bresternica–Gaj Kamnica Limbuš Malečnik–Ruperče Pekre Razvanje

Landmarks

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

Castles, palaces, fortresses

Betnava Mansion
Jewish Tower
Judgement Tower
Orešje Castle
Račji Dvor Mansion
Town Castle
Town Hall
Upper Maribor Castle
Vetrinje Mansion
Water Tower

Places of worship

Basilica of Our Mother of Mercy
Capuchin Church
Cathedral
Synagogue

Settlements

Administrative seat: Maribor
Bresternica Celestrina Dogoše Gaj nad Mariborom Grušova Hrastje Hrenca Jelovec Kamnica Laznica Limbuš Malečnik Meljski Hrib Metava Nebova Pekel Pekre Počehova Razvanje Ribniško Selo Rošpoh Ruperče Šober Srednje Trčova Vinarje Vodole Vrhov Dol Za Kalvarijo Zgornji Slemen Zrkovci