Lyon Cathedral

Roman Catholic cathedral in Lyon, France, and the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon
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Lyon Cathedral

Summary

Lyon Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of catholic_cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 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 image is recorded as 007. Photo prise depuis les toits de la Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière.JPG[6].
  • Lyon Cathedral's instance of is recorded as Catholic cathedral[7].
  • Lyon Cathedral's instance of is recorded as episcopal see[8].
  • Lyon Cathedral's architect is recorded as Jacques de Beaujeu[9].
  • John the Baptist is named after Lyon Cathedral[10].
  • Lyon Cathedral's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque architecture[11].
  • Lyon Cathedral's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture[12].
  • Lyon Cathedral's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 219388173[13].
  • Lyon Cathedral's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 312666505[14].
  • Lyon Cathedral's GND ID is recorded as 4679476-1[15].
  • Lyon Cathedral's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14506293d[16].
  • Lyon Cathedral's IdRef ID is recorded as 080490417[17].
  • Lyon Cathedral's Commons category is recorded as Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Lyon[18].
  • Lyon Cathedral's Mérimée ID is recorded as PA00117785[19].
  • Lyon Cathedral's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20004736[20].
  • Lyon Cathedral's archives at is recorded as Archives nationales[21].
  • +1175-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lyon Cathedral[22].
  • Lyon Cathedral's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.760833333333, 'lon': 4.8272222222222}[23].
  • Lyon Cathedral's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c2csy[24].
  • Lyon Cathedral's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0302722[25].
  • Lyon Cathedral's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon[26].
  • Lyon Cathedral's dedicated to is recorded as John the Baptist[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[7] and episcopal see[8]. Lyon Cathedral's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument[28]. Its religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].

History and Context

+1175-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lyon Cathedral[22]. John the Baptist is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Lyon Cathedral ranks in the top 7% of catholic_cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Base Mérimée. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Base Mérimée. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [4] . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
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  8. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for the interior of the item Category:Interior of cathédrale Saint-Jean de Lyon
    Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon
    Architect Jacques de Beaujeu
    Inception
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "LyonCathedral::wh6sv"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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