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  1. A little history. The Rock of Monaco became a fortified citadel between 1215 and 1240. A Papal Bull, issued by Pope Innocent IV on 6 December 1247, created the first Parish independent from that of La Turbie, and granted permission to build a church dedicated to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of seafarers.

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  3. The cathedral is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title of the Immaculate Conception. It was built from 1875 to 1903 and consecrated on 11 June 1911. It is on the site of the first parish church in Monaco, built in 1252 and dedicated to its patron Saint Nicholas.

  4. Built in 1875, using white stones from La Turbie, on the site of a 13th century church dedicated to Saint Nicolas, the Monaco Cathedral is an impressive monument. This is where Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace got married and it houses the tombs of the former Princes of Monaco.

  5. A Romano-Byzantine building erected in Monaco in 1903 under the principality of Charles III, the Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate of Monaco is the main church of the Monégasque archdiocese. In 1868, the territory of the Principality of Monaco was separated from the diocese of Nice.

  6. The cathedral is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title of the Immaculate Conception. It was built from 1875 to 1903 and consecrated on 11 June 1911. It is on the site of the first parish church in Monaco, built in 1252 and dedicated to its patron Saint Nicholas.

  7. Jul 11, 2018 · The Cathédrale Notre-Dame-Immaculée of Monaco, or Saint Nicholas Cathedral, is the main church of the Monegasque Archdiocese and an important symbol of Monaco’s identity, history and faith. It is located in Monaco’s old town on the Rock of Monaco and is both a much-visited Roman-Byzantine-style landmark in the principality and a central ...

  8. Sep 7, 2024 · In Monaco are the Roman Catholic cathedral, the prince’s Genoese and Renaissance palace, and the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, built in 1910. The casino itself contains a theatre designed by the 19th-century French architect Charles Garnier , which is the home of the Opéra de Monte Carlo.

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