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Xanten Cathedral

(German: Xantener Dom), sometimes called St. Victor's Cathedral (German: St. Viktor Dom), is a Roman Catholic church situated in Xanten, a historic town in the lower Rhine area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is considered the biggest cathedral between Cologne and the sea. In 1936 it was declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI.[1] Even though the church is called a cathedral it has never been the seat of a bishop.


Xanten Cathedral (interior)The cathedral owes its name to Victor of Xanten, a member of the Theban Legion who was supposedly executed in the 4th century in the amphitheater of Castra Vetera for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods. This Roman camp is near today's town of Birten. According to legend, Helena of Constantinople recovered the bones of Victor and his legion and erected a chapel in their honour. During a modern excavation the existence of a 4th-century cella memoriae was discovered; however, it was determined that it had not been erected for Victor but for two other male corpses that were placed in the crypt at a later date.

The cornerstone of the cathedral was laid in 1263 by Friedrich and Konrad von Hochstaden. Construction lasted 281 years and was finally finished with the dedication of the Holy Spirit Chapel (German: Heiliger-Geist-Kapelle) in the year 1544. The cathedral contains a five-aisle nave built in the Gothic style. In contrast to many other cathedrals of the period, St. Victor's lacks an ambulatory. Instead a twin pair of chapels is connected to the choir similar to that seen at the Church of Our Lady (German: Liebfrauenkirche) in Trier. Along with the monasterial library of the Cathedral houses one of the most important religious libraries of the Lower Rhine. Today the cathedral is the see of the auxiliary bishop Heinrich Janssen who presides over the Lower Rhine part of the Diocese of Münster.

Wanna learn more about Xanten :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanten

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[Engerlingraucher]

The bells of the Xanten Cathedral are very old. At 1944, one bell destroyed because they hit by an garnet. The other bells weld in Leverkusen. The big bell weights about 2.500 - 3.000 kg.

[jasminmommy]

Thanks for the info ;) Danke dir !

[jasminmommy]

@TheAngelofNight :Danke dir :) Ehrlich gesagt habe ich den gesamten Text von Wikipedia...muss schmerzlich gestehen, dass ich mich nicht auskenne mit jeglicher Art von Kirchen ;) Ich war nur zufällig mit meiner Family dort und habe später ein paar Infos zusammen gestellt. Du scheinst dich sehr gut auszukennen..Respekt :) Der Farbeffekt schien mir passend..schön, dass er dir gefällt ! Hab noch ein schönes Wochenede xoxo

[supajens08]

@TheAngelofNight xanten war NOCH NIE sitz von i-einem bischof!

[Plumptey]

ja xanten ist sehr cool! lol

[Engerlingraucher]

Achso, bist auch aus Deutschland... Na gut. Bei mir findet man ja n Video vom Geläute...

[jasminmommy]

Klar..freu mich immer über gute Info zum

Thema !! Danke dir :)) xoxo

[jasminmommy]

that's cool :) America must be beautiful as well..I always wanted to see it ;)

YEAH..Someday ! btw..I subbed !!

[mastuhjoe]

ich komme aus North Dakota. America. ja deutschland gefaelt mir. :D

[jasminmommy]

ahh..I see ! Where do you come from?

I hope you like it here ;)