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Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier

Katedrála sv. Františka Xaverského
Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier
Katedrála sv. Františka Xaverského
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Address:
Námestie SNP, 974 01 Banská Bystrica
Historical Hungarian county:
Zólyom
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.735596, 19.146349
Google map:

History

It is the cathedral of the diocese of Besztercebánya. It was built in Baroque style 1636 originally for the Jesuits.

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