Lyon Cathedral

Summary

Lyon Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of catholic_cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (656 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lyon Cathedral's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].
• Lyon Cathedral is located in 5th arrondissement of Lyon^[4].
• Lyon Cathedral is in the country of France^[5].
• Lyon Cathedral's instance of is recorded as Catholic cathedral^[6].
• Lyon Cathedral's instance of is recorded as episcopal see^[7].
• Lyon Cathedral's architect is recorded as Jacques de Beaujeu^[8].
• John the Baptist is named after Lyon Cathedral^[9].
• Lyon Cathedral's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque architecture^[10].
• Lyon Cathedral's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture^[11].
• Lyon Cathedral's Commons category is recorded as Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Lyon^[12].
• Lyon Cathedral's archives at is recorded as Archives nationales^[13].
• 1175 marks the founding of Lyon Cathedral^[14].
• Lyon Cathedral's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.760833333333, 'lon': 4.8272222222222}^[15].
• Lyon Cathedral's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon^[16].
• Lyon Cathedral's dedicated to is recorded as John the Baptist^[17].
• Lyon Cathedral's dedicated to is recorded as Saint Stephen^[18].
• Lyon Cathedral's official website is recorded as https://primatiale.fr/^[19].
• Lyon Cathedral's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Lyon^[20].
• Lyon Cathedral's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument^[21].
• Lyon Cathedral's date of official opening is recorded as 1480^[22].
• Lyon Cathedral's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon'}^[23].
• Lyon Cathedral's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+44'}^[24].
• Lyon Cathedral's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Roman Rite^[25].
• Lyon Cathedral's located in the religious territorial entity is recorded as Q125622690^[26].
• Lyon Cathedral's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': '8 place Saint-Jean 69005 Lyon'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Lyon Cathedral is in the country of France^[5]. It is located in 5th arrondissement of Lyon^[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Catholic cathedral^[6] and episcopal see^[7]. Lyon Cathedral's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument^[21]. Its religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].

History and Context

1175 marks the founding of Lyon Cathedral^[14]. John the Baptist is named after it^[9].

Why It Matters

Lyon Cathedral ranks in the top 7% of catholic_cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (656 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]