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Salzburger Dom (Salzburg Cathedral), in Altstadt the historic centre of Salzburg, Austria.
St Rupert the 1st Bishop of Salzburg founded the church in 774 on the remnants of a Roman town Juvavu. The Cathedral is dedicated to him and to the St Virgil the Irish born 2nd Bishop of Salzburg.
The city was set on fire in 1167 by the Counts of Plain, followers of the emperor Friedrick Barbarossa, also destroying the cathedral. The cathedral was rebuilt ten years later under the rule of Archbishop Conrad III of Wittelsbach and became more beautiful, more magnificent and more impressive than ever, making it the mightiest Romanesque cathedral north of the Alps, its size even surpassing the emperor's cathedral in Speyer.
Another fire raged and destroyed large sections of the cathedral in 1598. This gave Archbishop Wolf Dietrich the opportunity to tear down the damaged cathedral and to make plans for its reconstruction. The Salzburg residents were extremely outraged at the archbishop's ruthless actions.
Not only were valuable sculptures and gravestones of the archbishops destroyed but the cathedral cemetery ploughed under and the bones of the dead dumped on the debris.
After Wolf Dietrich's death the architect Santino Solari was commissioned by Archbishop Markus Sittikus to rebuild the Cathedral, which became the first early Baroque church north of the Alps.
As the archbishop’s church, it’s the most important out of over 20 churches in the old town. It’s the burial spot of most archbishops, the place where Mozart was baptized, one of only a few churches equipped with five organs, and the first baroque church in Austria.
Information sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburg_Cathedral
freewalkingtoursalzburg.com/salzburg-cathedral/
www.panoramatours.com/en/salzburg/salzburg-highlights/sig...
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Salzburger Dom (Salzburg Cathedral), in Altstadt the historic centre of Salzburg, Austria.
St Rupert the 1st Bishop of Salzburg founded the church in 774 on the remnants of a Roman town Juvavu. The Cathedral is dedicated to him and to the St Virgil the Irish born 2nd Bishop of Salzburg.
The city was set on fire in 1167 by the Counts of Plain, followers of the emperor Friedrick Barbarossa, also destroying the cathedral. The cathedral was rebuilt ten years later under the rule of Archbishop Conrad III of Wittelsbach and became more beautiful, more magnificent and more impressive than ever, making it the mightiest Romanesque cathedral north of the Alps, its size even surpassing the emperor's cathedral in Speyer.
Another fire raged and destroyed large sections of the cathedral in 1598. This gave Archbishop Wolf Dietrich the opportunity to tear down the damaged cathedral and to make plans for its reconstruction. The Salzburg residents were extremely outraged at the archbishop's ruthless actions.
Not only were valuable sculptures and gravestones of the archbishops destroyed but the cathedral cemetery ploughed under and the bones of the dead dumped on the debris.
After Wolf Dietrich's death the architect Santino Solari was commissioned by Archbishop Markus Sittikus to rebuild the Cathedral, which became the first early Baroque church north of the Alps.
As the archbishop’s church, it’s the most important out of over 20 churches in the old town. It’s the burial spot of most archbishops, the place where Mozart was baptized, one of only a few churches equipped with five organs, and the first baroque church in Austria.
Information sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburg_Cathedral
freewalkingtoursalzburg.com/salzburg-cathedral/
www.panoramatours.com/en/salzburg/salzburg-highlights/sig...