Maribor Cathedral

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Maribor Cathedral

Maribor Cathedral (Slovene: mariborska stolnica), dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Maribor, northeastern Slovenia. The church is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor and the parish church of the Parish of Maribor–St. John the Baptist. It is also the resting place of the Bishop Anton Martin Slomšek, an advocate of Slovene culture.

Architecture

The originally Romanesque building dates to the late 12th century. In the Gothic period, it got a rib vault, a larger choir and two side naves, whereas in the Baroque period, it got the chapel of Saint Francis Xavier and the chapel of the Holy Cross.^[1]

Subdivisions

City districts	Brezje–Dogoše–Zrkovci Center Ivan Cankar Koroška Vrata Magdalena Nova Vas Pobrežje Radvanje Studenci Tabor Tezno

Local communities	Bresternica–Gaj Kamnica Limbuš Malečnik–Ruperče Pekre Razvanje

Landmarks

Castles, palaces, fortresses

Places of worship

Settlements

Administrative centre: Maribor

Bresternica Celestrina Dogoše Gaj nad Mariborom Grušova Hrastje Hrenca Jelovec Kamnica Laznica Limbuš Malečnik Meljski Hrib Metava Nebova Pekel Pekre Počehova Razvanje Ribniško Selo Rošpoh Ruperče Šober Srednje Trčova Vinarje Vodole Vrhov Dol Za Kalvarijo Zgornji Slemen Zrkovci

Former settlements

Sports

Culture

Notable people

Roman Catholic cathedrals in Slovenia

Province of Ljubljana	Ljubljana Koper Novo Mesto

Province of Maribor	Maribor Celje Murska Sobota

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