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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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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.
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Saint Nicholas Cathedral of Monaco. Monaco's most important religious building, perched atop the Rock of Monaco. featured in Sights & sites. The cathedral of Monaco is dedicated to the Virgin, although popularly known as Saint Nicholas because of the church that previously stood on its site.
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Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate. See the map in. 4, rue Colonel Bellando de Castro. 98000 Monaco. Monaco. +377 99 99 14 00. This Roman-Byzantine style building was constructed in 1875 using white stone from La Turbie. It houses the tombs of Monaco’s former Princes.
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 ...
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.
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.
