Arlesheim Cathedral (german: Arlesheimer Dom) is a Roman Catholic
church
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* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
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, which now serves as the main church of
Arlesheim
Arlesheim is a town and a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its cathedral chapter seat, bishop's residence and cathedral (1681 / 1761) are listed as a heritage site of national significance ...
. From 1679 to 1792 it was the church of the displaced
cathedral chapter
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of the
Diocese of Basel
The Diocese of Basel (german: Bistum Basel; la, Diœcesis Basileensis) is a Catholic diocese in Switzerland.
Historically, the bishops of Basel were also secular rulers of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel (german: Fürstbistum Basel).
The bis ...
in the
Basel-Landschaft in the northern part of
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
During the
French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...
the Prince Bishop
Sigismund von Roggenbach
Franz Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach (1726–1794) was the Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel, Prince-Bishop of Basel from 1782 to 1794.
Biography
Franz Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach was born in Zwingen on 14 December 1726, the son of Franz Josef ...
had to go into exile in Constance, returning to Freiburg in 1793. The church building and its contents were auctioned after serving successively as a wine cellar and a stable. It became a religious building again in 1812, and was later consecrated as a parish church of the parish of Arlesheim. It has now been listed as a cultural monument of national importance in Switzerland.
«Arlesheimer Dom.»
See also
* Roman Catholicism in Switzerland
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel
References
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Switzerland
17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Switzerland