Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg

Notre-Dame Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. The cathedral was originally built as a church of the former Jesuit College between 1613 and 1621 when it was also consecrated by Georg von Helffenstein, Auxiliary Bishop of Trier.

Picture of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg
The Jesuit Order was dissolved in 1774 and the church was under state control until 1778 when the Habsburg Empress Maria-Theresa gave it to the City of Luxembourg. Before it was named Notre-Dame in 1844 the church was also known as the Church of St Nicholas and St Theresa and the St Peter's Church. It was erected to the status of a cathedral by Pope Pius IX in 1870.

The cathedral was built in late Gothic style with Renaissance elements and decoration. Notre-Dame Cathedral was extended to its present magnitude between 1935 and 1938. Since the 18th century the cathedral houses the image of Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted which is the patron saint of both the city and the country.

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