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Marseille Cathedral

cathedral located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in France
Church Catholic Cathedral Q1419757

Facts

17 properties

Designation

Instance of
Catholic cathedral, minor basilica[5]
Heritage designation
classified historical monument, monument historique inscrit, classified historical monument[19]

Location

Country
France[4]
Location
Marseille[13]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 43.300°, 5.365°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
2nd arrondissement of Marseille[3]

Period and style

Inception
1852[16]
Architect
Léon Vaudoyer, Henri-Jacques Espérandieu, Henri Révoil[6][7][8]
Architectural style
Byzantine Revival architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture, Islamic architecture, Renaissance Revival architecture[9][10][11][12]
More facts +8
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[2]
Archives at
Archives nationales[14]
Catalog code
66[15]
Christian liturgical rite
Roman Rite[21]
Date of official opening
December 1, 1893[20]
Dedicated to
Mary[18]
Diocese
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Marseille[17]
Located in the religious territorial entity
Wikidata item[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Marseille Cathedral ar كاتدرائية مرسيليا de Cathédrale de la Major de Kathedrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille de Catedrale De La Nouvelle Major (kath.) de Kathedrale von Marseille es Catedral Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marsella es Catedral de Marsella es Catedral Sainte Marie Majeure de Marsella es Catedral Sainte Marie-Majeure de Marsella fa کلیسای جامع مارسی fi Marseillen katedraali fr basilique de Sainte-Marie-Majeure fr cathédrale de la Major fr cathédrale de Marseille fr cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure fr cathedrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille id Katedral Marseille it Cattedrale de la Major it Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure
🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
233290265
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2012038884
GND ID
7715696-1
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille. Vue générale..JPG ↗
ArchINFORM project ID
4572
Clochers de France ID
13/accueil_13202_1
Freebase ID
/m/0gg7l1
GCatholic church ID
242
Instagram location ID
257930276
J9U entity ID
987007390398805171
Kulturenvanteri monument ID
325104
Messes.info Catholic church ID
13/marseille-02/cathedrale-la-major
Show all 19 identifiers +7
Mérimée ID
PA00081326, IA13000788
Observatoire du Patrimoine Religieux ID
192109
OpenStreetMap relation ID
1069937
PSS-archi ID
FR-13055-6916
Structurae structure ID
20010528
Topic's main category
Category:Cathédrale de la Major de Marseille
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Building", "MarseilleCathedral::8bz56"]

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🔗 Connections
Architectural style 4
Islamic architecture, Renaissance Revival architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture, Byzantine Revival architecture
Architect 2
Léon Vaudoyer, Henri-Jacques Espérandieu
Created notable works 2
Léon Vaudoyer, Henri-Jacques Espérandieu
Archives at 1
Archives nationales
Christian liturgical rite 1
Roman Rite
Country 1
France
Dedicated to 1
Mary
Diocese 1
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Marseille
Instance of 1
minor basilica
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
2nd arrondissement of Marseille
Location 1
Marseille
Notable alumni 1
Charles Levens
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
← Cathedral 1
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Marseille
← Place of burial 1
Robert-Joseph Coffy
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Summary

Marseille Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral[1].

Related Entities

France Mary

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Base Mérimée. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Kidok database. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Base Mérimée. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Kidok database. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Kidok database. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Kidok database. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Kidok database. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Kidok database. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Kidok database. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Kidok database. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . messes.info. messes.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · GOUPILLEAU J-Y · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architect → Léon Vaudoyer, Henri-Jacques Espérandieu, Henri Révoil
    "Created claim: Architect: Henri Révoil"
  2. 15w ago · Valepert · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GCatholic church ID → 242
    "Removed claim: GCatholic church ID: 3363, Moving to Vieille Major"
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