St. Victor's Cathedral (Xanten)
| church, monastery, listed building / architectural heritage
Germany /
Nordrhein-Westfalen /
Xanten
World
/ Germany
/ Nordrhein-Westfalen
/ Xanten
World / Germany / Nordrhein-Westfalen / Düsseldorf
cathedral, church, monastery, listed building / architectural heritage
Xanten Cathedral (German: Xantener Dom), sometimes called St. Victor's Cathedral (German: St. Viktor Dom), is a Roman Catholic church situated in Xanten [and ...] is considered the biggest church between Cologne and the sea. [...]
"Dom" in German can mean both, cathedral and collegiate church. Even though usually translated as "cathedral", the Dom of Xanten is not the seat of a bishop.
The church 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. (wikipedia)
"Dom" in German can mean both, cathedral and collegiate church. Even though usually translated as "cathedral", the Dom of Xanten is not the seat of a bishop.
The church 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. (wikipedia)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanten_Cathedral
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°39'44"N 6°27'11"E
- Kloster Kamp 18 km
- Watersley - Saint-Paul's Abbey 85 km
- Marienstatt Abbey 144 km
- Maria Laach Abbey 151 km
- Corvey Abbey 204 km
- Hilwartshausen Abbey 222 km
- Riechenberg Abbey 273 km
- Bronnbach Abbey 307 km
- Oberzell Abbey 318 km
- Münsterschwarzach Abbey 337 km
- Town Hall 0.2 km
- Xanten Amphitheater 0.6 km
- Archaeological Park Xanten 0.8 km
- ReWe 1 km
- Clossen Woy 1.3 km
- Xanten South lake 1.9 km
- Roman earthwork amphitheatre 3.1 km
- Xanten North lake 4.3 km
- CAOC Radome 6 km
- Papageienparadies Sonsbeck 8.2 km