Vaduz Cathedral, or Cathedral of St. Florin (

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: ''St. Florinskirche in Vaduz'' or ''Kathedrale St. Florin''), is a

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church in

Vaduz Vaduz ( or , High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' Hrsg. ...

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, and the centre of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vaduz The Archdiocese of Vaduz encompasses the territory of the Principality of Liechtenstein. History The Archdiocese of Vaduz was erected by Pope John Paul II in the apostolic constitution ''Ad satius consulendum'' on 2 December 1997. Before then i ...

. Originally a

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, it has held the status of cathedral since 1997. It was built in 1874 by

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on the site of earlier medieval foundations. Its

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Florinus of Remüs Florinus of Remüs (died 856 AD), also known as ''Florin'', ''Florian of Chur'', ''Florinus of Matsch'', and ''Florinus of Vinschgau'', is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, particularly in the dioceses of Chur, Bolzano-Brixen, Vaduz, ...

(Florin), a 9th-century saint of the Vinschgau Valley. The Archdiocese of

was erected by

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in the apostolic constitutionbr>''Ad satius consulendum''
2 December 1997. Before then it had been the Liechtenstein Deanery, a part of the Swiss

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. The solemn public ceremony took place on December 12, 1997, in the parish church of Vaduz, which was then raised to the dignity of a

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Burials

* Prince Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein (1989). * Princess Georgina of Liechtenstein (1989). * Prince Franz Josef "Wenzel" of Liechtenstein (1991). * Princess Marie of Liechtenstein (2021). * Princess Elisabeth of Liechtenstein (in the Fürstliche Gruft). *

Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein (in German: ''Karl Aloys von und zu Liechtenstein'') (born 16 September 1878 at Frauenthal; died 20 June 1955 at Frauenthal) was Imperial and Royal Cavalry Master (''Rittmeister'') until the end of the monarchy o ...

(in the Fürstliche Gruft). * Princess Elisabeth of Liechtenstein (in the Fürstliche Gruft).

Gallery

File:Vaduz 2011-08-03p.jpg, The nave and choir of the Vaduz Cathedral File:Vaduz Cathedral-interiors II.jpg, Portals and pipe organ

External links

*
Pfarrei St. Florin auf der Internetpräsenz des Erzbistums Vaduz
*

1874 establishments in Liechtenstein Roman Catholic churches completed in 1874

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Burials

Gallery

See also

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