Fribourg Cathedral

Fribourg Cathedral
Cathedral of St Nicholas, Fribourg
Cathédrale St-Nicolas
46°48′22″N 7°9′47″E
Location	Fribourg
Country	Switzerland
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Website
History
Status	Active
Founded	1283
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church Cathedral (since 1945)
Style	Gothic architecture
Completed	1490
Administration
Diocese	Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Charles Morerod

Fribourg Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas de Fribourg) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fribourg, Switzerland, built in the Gothic style, on a rocky outcrop 50 metres above the river Sarine (Saane), dominating the medieval town below. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg.

History

Fribourg cathedral strikes 9 o'clock

Full ringing of the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Freiburg

The main body of the church was started in 1283 and completed by 1430. The tower was completed in 1490. It is 76 metres (250ft) tall and houses 11 bells. It also features a rose window above the main portal with stained glass by Harrison Weltlich (1988). The stained-glass windows, designed by the Polish painter Jozef Mehoffer and made by local craftsmen Kirsch & Fleckner between 1896 and 1936, constitute one of the most important collections of religious Art Nouveau stained-glass windows.

Originally a parish church, in 1945 it became the cathedral of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg.

Gallery

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  Interior
• 
  windows of 4 saints
• 
  windows of 4 Apostles
• 
  windows of the eucharist
• 
  windows of Our Lady of Victory
• 
  window of martyrs by J. Mehoffer

External links

• STnicolas.ch: Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Fribourg website