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Uppsala Cathedral

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Also known as Uppsala domkyrka, Upsala Cathedral

Swedish cathedral

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Vinony's link graph records 355 inbound references to Uppsala Cathedral, and connects out to Eric IX of Sweden, Mary and Protestant Reformation.

The entry is geolocated on the map in C.

It is catalogued under topics including 1258 establishments in Europe, 13th-century establishments in Sweden and Antisemitism in Sweden.

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Key facts

Location
Uppsala , Uppland
Country
Sweden
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Previous denomination
Roman Catholic
Website
Uppsala Cathedral
Status
Cathedral , National shrine
Dedication
Saint Lawrence , Saint Eric , Saint Olaf
Consecrated
7 June 1435
Functional status
Active
Style
Gothic
Years built
1272–1893 (last major alteration)
Length
389 feet (119 m)
Width
148 feet (45 m)
Archdiocese
Uppsala
Archbishop
Martin Modéus
Bishop
Karin Johannesson

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Uppsala domkyrka
Religion
Lutheranism
Country
Sweden
Material used
brick
Location
Uppsala
Image
Uppsala domkyrka, flygbild (cropped).jpg
Height
118.70
Width
45
Length
118.70
Patron saint
Eric IX of Sweden
Has parts of class
building
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Commons category
Uppsala domkyrka
architectural style
Brick Gothic
inception
1287-00-00
category for people buried here
Category:Burials at Uppsala Cathedral
street address
Domkyrkoplan, SE-753 10
Christian liturgical rite
Church of Sweden
native label
Uppsala domkyrka
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Encyclopedic overview

Uppsala Cathedral (Swedish: Uppsala domkyrka ) is a cathedral located between the University Hall of Uppsala University and the Fyris river in the centre of Uppsala, Sweden. A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Evangelical-Lutheran tradition, Uppsala Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. It is also the burial site of King Eric IX (c. 1120–1160, reigned 1156–1160), who became the patron saint of the nation, and it was the traditional location for the coronation of new Kings of Sweden. The current archbishop is Martin Modéus and the current bishop is Karin Johannesson.

The cathedral dates to the late 13th century and, at a height of 118.7 metres (389 ft), it is the tallest church in the Nordic countries. Originally built under Roman Catholicism, it was used for coronations of Swedish monarchs for a lengthy period following the Protestant Reformation. Several of its chapels were converted to house the tombs of Swedish monarchs, including Gustav Vasa and John III. Carl Linnaeus, Olaus Rudbeck, Emanuel Swedenborg, and several archbishops are also buried here.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Uppsala Cathedral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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