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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert (Czech: metropolitní katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha) is a Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague.
We wczesnych latach swojego istnienia katedra św. Wita w Pradze służyła głównie do koronacji czeskich królów. Ale dziś turyści mogą cieszyć się olśniewającymi kolorami, czeskimi królami, świętymi i znaczącymi scenami z życia Chrystusa, które zdobią ściany, sufit i szyby katedry.
St. Vitus Cathedral is the main church of the former imperial capital, Prague. The veneration of the martyrs spread rapidly in Southern Italy and Sicily, as is shown by the note in the "Martyrologium Hieronymianum". Pope Gregory the Great mentions a monastery dedicated to Vitus in Sicily ("Epist.", I, xlviii, P.L., LXXXVII, 511).
St. Vitus Cathedral is the largest and the most important temple in Prague. Apart from religious services, coronations of Czech kings and queens also took place here. The cathedral is a place of burial of several patron saints, sovereigns, noblemen and archbishops.
30 paź 2023 · Saint Vitus Cathedral is not only the largest and most important cathedral in Prague, but also the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. The construction of the cathedral was initiated by John of Luxembourg and his sons Charles IV and John Henry.
6 cze 2021 · St Vitus Cathedral is a Roman Catholic shrine located within the premises of Prague Castle, towering above Prague’s Lesser Town. By its full name, it’s referred to as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert (in Czech: Katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha).
3 lis 2020 · The biggest, most important, most beautiful. The Gothic St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle is a place of so many superlatives. Above all, it’s the spiritual symbol of the Czech nation and the resting place of Czech history’s greatest rulers.
