Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Zagreb

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Josip Bozanić Josip Bozanić (; born 20 March 1949) is a Croatian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the eighth Archbishop of Zagreb, having previously served as Bishop of Krk from 1989 to 1997. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003. He is a member ...

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and also the most monumental sacral building in Gothic style southeast of the Alps. It is dedicated to the

Assumption of Mary The Assumption of Mary is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII defined it in 1950 in his apostolic constitution '' Munificentissimus Deus'' as follows: We proclaim and define it to be a dogma revealed by ...

and to kings

Saint Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

and Saint Ladislaus. The cathedral is typically Gothic, as is its

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, which is of great architectural value. Its prominent

spire A spire is a tall, slender, pointed structure on top of a roof of a building or tower, especially at the summit of church steeples. A spire may have a square, circular, or polygonal plan, with a roughly conical or pyramidal shape. Spires a ...

s are considered to be landmarks as they are visible from most parts of the city. One of its two spires was damaged in an

earthquake An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, fr ...

that took place on March 22, 2020.

History

In 1093 when King

Ladislaus I of Hungary Ladislaus I ( hu, László, hr, Ladislav, sk, Ladislav, pl, Władysław; 1040 – 29 July 1095), also known as Saint Ladislas, was King of Hungary from 1077 and King of Croatia from 1091. He was the second son of King Béla I of Hungary and ...

(1040-1095) moved the bishop's chair from

Sisak Sisak (; hu, Sziszek ; also known by other alternative names) is a city in central Croatia, spanning the confluence of the Kupa, Sava and Odra rivers, southeast of the Croatian capital Zagreb, and is usually considered to be where the Posavin ...

to Zagreb, he proclaimed the existing church as a cathedral. Construction on the cathedral started shortly after his death and was finished in 1217 and consecrated by king

Andrew II of Hungary Andrew II ( hu, II. András, hr, Andrija II., sk, Ondrej II., uk, Андрій II; 117721 September 1235), also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1205 and 1235. He ruled the Principality of Halych from 11 ...

. The building was destroyed by the Mongols in 1242 but rebuilt by bishop Timothy (1263–1287) a few years later. At the end of the 15th century, the

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invaded Croatia, triggering the construction of

fortification A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere ...

walls around the cathedral, some of which are still intact. In the 17th century, a single fortified renaissance watchtower was erected on the south side and was used as a military observation point, because of the Ottoman threat. The cathedral was severely damaged in the 1880 Zagreb earthquake. The main

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-typ ...

collapsed and the individual tower was damaged beyond repair. The restoration-reconstruction of the cathedral in Neo-Gothic style was led by Hermann Bollé, bringing the cathedral to its present form. As part of that restoration, two spires high were raised on the western side, both of which are now in the process of being restored as part of an extensive general restoration of the cathedral. The cathedral is depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 1000

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banknote issued in 1993. When facing the portal, the building is 46 meters wide and 104 and 105 meters high, respectively. The cathedral contains a relief of Cardinal

Aloysius Stepinac Aloysius Viktor Cardinal Stepinac ( hr, Alojzije Viktor Stepinac, 8 May 1898 – 10 February 1960) was a senior-ranking Yugoslav Croat prelate of the Catholic Church. A cardinal, Stepinac served as Archbishop of Zagreb from 1937 until his dea ...

with Christ done by the Croatian sculptor

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. The cathedral was visited by Pope

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on 5 June 2011 where he celebrated Sunday Vespers and prayed before the tomb of Blessed

. The cathedral was damaged in the 2020 earthquake on 22 March, in which the tip of its southern spire broke off and crashed onto the roof of the adjacent Archbishop's Palace. On 17 April 2020, the northern spire of Zagreb Cathedral was removed due to leaning during the earthquake.

Treasury

The cathedral holds a

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(''riznica'') that include various metal vessels, liturgical vestments, and liturgical books collected during various periods of its history. Among these objects most notable are medieval St. Ladislaus cloak,

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made out of ivory, and baroque Reliquary-bust of King Saint Stephen.

Gallery

File:Trg1880.jpg , 1880 pre-earthquake Cathedral and its tower's view from Jelačić Square with old square

File:The_Zagreb_Cathedral_renovated_according_to_designs_of_Hermann_Bolle_%28end_of_19_century%29.jpg , Post 1880 view with

s intact Catedral de Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-20, DD 35.JPG, Facade Columna de María, Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-13, DD 01.JPG, Mary column in front of the Cathedral Catedral de Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-20, DD 34.JPG, Entrance portal File:Zagrebacka_katedrala_straznja_strana.jpg , Eastern view File:Sarcophagus of blessed Alojzije Stepinac in Zagreb.jpg,

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blessed Blessed may refer to: * The state of having received a blessing * Blessed, a title assigned by the Roman Catholic Church to someone who has been beatified Film and television * ''Blessed'' (2004 film), a 2004 motion picture about a supernatural ...

Alojzije Stepinac Aloysius Viktor Cardinal Stepinac ( hr, Alojzije Viktor Stepinac, 8 May 1898 – 10 February 1960) was a senior-ranking Yugoslav Croat prelate of the Catholic Church. A cardinal, Stepinac served as Archbishop of Zagreb from 1937 until his dea ...

. File:Katedrala sv Stjepana Zagreb.jpg , Nave, altar and pulpit File:Gargoyle on Zagreb Cathedral.jpg, Gargoyle on a Zagreb Cathedral File:ZGSKYLINE.jpg, cathedral in view behind St. Mark's Church in the foreground File:TowerZG.jpg, Neo-Gothic tower on a Zagreb Cathedral Catedral de Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-20, DD 31-33 HDR.JPG, Lateral interior Catedral de Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-20, DD 28-30 HDR.JPG, Stained glass Catedral de Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-20, DD 22-24 HDR.JPG, Interior nave Catedral de Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-20, DD 18.JPG, Coffin Catedral de Zagreb, Croacia, 2014-04-20, DD 09-11 HDR.JPG, Altar Zagrebačka katedrala - misa na 100-tu obljetnicu povratka kostiju P. Zrinskog i F. K. Frankopana.jpg, Holy mass

History

Treasury

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