Sion Cathedral
Not to be confused with the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Sion in Saxon-Sion, France.
Sion Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sion (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sion, Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Glarier) is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sion, Valais, Switzerland. It is the seat of the Diocese of Sion.
The cathedral, in the Byzantine style, contains several Roman inscriptions, 15 altars, and many fonts.[1]
References
- ↑ Bradshaw, George (1870). Bradshaw's pedestrian route-book for Switzerland, Chamouni, and the Italian lakes, ed. by J.R. Morell (Public domain ed.). pp. 145–.
Bibliography
- This article incorporates text from Bradshaw's pedestrian route-book for Switzerland, Chamouni, and the Italian lakes, ed. by J.R. Morell, by G. Bradshaw, a publication from 1870 now in the public domain in the United States.
External links
- Cathedral page in French
- Media related to Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sion at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 46°14′02″N 7°21′34″E / 46.2340°N 7.3594°E
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