Cathedral · Hradčany, Czech Republic
St. Vitus Cathedral
St. Vitus Cathedral is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Prague, in Hradčany, Czech Republic, dedicated to Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia. A cathedral is the church of the bishop, where his chair, the cathedra, stands: the mother church of the diocese, where he ordains priests and blesses the holy oils each Holy Week. It is one of 8 cathedrals in Czech Republic on CathoNav.
- Where
- Hradčany, Czech Republic
- Cathedral of
- Archdiocese of Prague · its bishop today
- Dedicated to
- Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
- Founded
- 1344
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Holy places nearby
70 Catholic churches within 3 km. See them on the map
- Tomb of Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of BohemiaSaint’s tomb · Prague, Czech Republic · same place
- Tomb of Saint Adalbert of PragueSaint’s tomb · Prague 1, Czech Republic · same place
- Tomb of Saint Ludmila of BohemiaSaint’s tomb · Hradčany, Czech Republic · same place
- Basilica of the Assumption (Strahov Monastery), PragueBasilica · Prague, Czech Republic · 0.9 km
- Tomb of Saint Norbert of XantenSaint’s tomb · Prague, Czech Republic · 1.0 km
- Basilica of St. James the GreaterBasilica · Prague (Old Town), Czech Republic · 1.7 km
- Basilica of St. LudmilaBasilica · Prague (Vinohrady), Czech Republic · 3.1 km
- Basilica of St Peter and St PaulBasilica · Prague (Vyšehrad), Czech Republic · 3.2 km
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