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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.
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Apr 8, 2023 · Monaco: “La Pietà” so called of the Curate Antoine Teste. Polyptych ordered to Louis Bréa, by the parish of Saint Nicholas, and completed on April 1st, 1505. Monaco Cathedral: the White Penitents “Pietà” painted by François Bréa around 1500-1505.
St Nicholas Cathedral. T he Cathedral of Monaco (St Nicholas Cathedral) was built in 1875 on the site of a 13th century church dedicated to Saint Nicolas. Constructed in the Roman-Byzantine style using white stones brought from La Turbie it presents an imposing building which has been used as the burial place for the Grimaldi Princes of Monaco ...
It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and – as secondary patrons – St. Nicholas and St. Benedict. However, it was not until 11 June 1911 that the cathedral was consecrated. Built in La Turbie stone, it has an inscription at the entrance mentioning the important dates of its construction.
Saint Nicholas Cathedral (officially Cathédrale Notre-Dame-Immaculée) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monaco, where many of the Grimaldis were buried, including Grace Kelly and more recently, Rainier III.
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