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Salzburg Cathedral
| Salzburg Cathedral | |
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| Cathedral of Saints Rupert and Vergilius | |
German: Salzburger Dom | |
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| 47°47′52″N 13°02′49″E / 47.79778°N 13.04694°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | c. 774 |
| Founder(s) | Rupert of Salzburg |
| Dedication | Saint Vergilius Saint Rupert |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Cathedral |
| Architect(s) | Santino Solari |
| Style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1614 |
| Completed | 1628 1959 (restoration) |
| Specifications | |
| Bells | 7 survived 2 (17th century) 5 (1960s)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Salzburg |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | His Excellency Franz Lackner, O.F.M. |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Andrea Fournier (Domkapellmeisterin) |
| Organist(s) | Heribert Metzger |
Salzburg Cathedral (German: Salzburger Dom) is the seventeenth-century Baroque cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg in the city of Salzburg, Austria, dedicated to Saint Rupert and Saint Vergilius.[2] Saint Rupert founded the church in 774 on the remnants of a Roman town, and the cathedral was rebuilt in 1181 after a fire.[3] In the seventeenth century, the cathedral was completely rebuilt in the Baroque style under Prince-Bishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau to its present appearance.[3] Salzburg Cathedral still contains the baptismal font in which composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was baptized.[4]
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