Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
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Katedrala Uznesenja Blažene Djevice Marije na nebo | |
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Location | Varaždin |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary [1] (Croatian: Katedrala Uznesenja Blažene Djevice Marije na nebo) also called Varaždin Cathedral It is a Catholic church located in Varaždin,[2] Croatia.[3][4] The church is from 1997, the cathedral of the Diocese of Varaždin.
Varazdin Cathedral was built in Baroque style between 1642 and 1646 by the Jesuit order. The bell tower was built in 1676, the sacristy was completed in 1726. After the abolition of the Jesuit order in 1773, the church passes to the Paulines. Later, the church was secularized in 1788 and converted into a barn for military purposes. In 1797 he was re-consecrated as a church.
By the Bull "Clarorum sanctorum" of 5 July 1997 the Pope John Paul II created the new diocese of Varaždin that transformed the church into a cathedral.
History | Siege of Varaždin (1527) · Varaždin Generalate · 1776 Fire · Croatian Royal Council · Varaždin County (1850–1924) · Liberation of the Varaždin barracks (1991) · Varaždin County | |
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Memorials and landmarks | Old City · County Palace · Patačić Palace · Prašinski–Sermage Palace · Town Hall · Croatian National Theatre · Town Museum · Cemetery | |
Church buildings | Cathedral · St. Nicholas Church · Franciscan monastery and St. John the Baptist Church · Ursuline monastery and Nativity of Jesus Church · Capuchine monastery and Holy Trinity Church · St. Florian Church | |
Culture | Špancirfest · Varaždin Baroque Evenings · Town Guard · Good Shepherd Festival | |
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Nature | Vindija Cave · Drava Park-Forest | |
46°18′27″N 16°20′20″E / 46.3075°N 16.3389°E / 46.3075; 16.3389