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| Mainz Cathedral in Mainz, Rhineland Pfalz is one of the oldest cathedrals in Germany. It is also known as the ]. Perhaps it is most properly referred to as the Mainzer Dom, the name most often used in German. | |||
| The Mainz Cathedral is the seat of the bishopric of Mainz. | The Mainz Cathedral is the seat of the bishopric of Mainz. | ||
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Mainz Cathedral in Mainz, Rhineland Pfalz is one of the oldest cathedrals in Germany. It is also known as the Cathedral of St. Martin. Perhaps it is most properly referred to as the Mainzer Dom, the name most often used in German.
The Mainz Cathedral is the seat of the bishopric of Mainz.
The six-towered cathedral is an interesting combination of various architectural styles. Along with the cathedrals of Worms and Speyer, the Mainz Cathedral represents the highpoint of Romanesque architecture along the Rhein.
The cathedral houses several funerary monuments of former archbishops and bishops of the diocese.
St. Boniface (died 755) chose Mainz as the seat of the first German archbishop. Archbishop Willigis (975-1010), fostered the commerce of Mainz and built a cathedral, which was burned down on the day of its consecration. Archbishop Bardo von Oppertshafen (1031-51) completed the new cathedral by Willigis (1037). Most of the modern day cathedral was built between the 11th and 13th centuries.