St. Vitus Cathedral

Roman Catholic cathedral in Prague
Church catholic_cathedral Q5949
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St. Vitus Cathedral

Summary

St. Vitus Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of catholic_cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,910 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • St. Vitus Cathedral's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[3].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral is located in Hradčany[4].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral is located in Prague 1[5].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral is in the country of Czech Republic[6].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's instance of is recorded as Catholic cathedral[7].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's architect is recorded as Matthias of Arras[8].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's architect is recorded as Peter Parler[9].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's founder is recorded as Arnošt of Pardubice[10].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's founder is recorded as Charles IV[11].
  • Vitus is named after St. Vitus Cathedral[12].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture[13].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival[14].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral is part of Prague Castle[15].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's Commons category is recorded as St. Vitus Cathedral[16].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's patron saint is recorded as Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia[17].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's patron saint is recorded as Vitus[18].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's patron saint is recorded as Adalbert of Prague[19].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral comprises Saint Wenceslas Chapel[20].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral comprises Golden Gate[21].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral comprises Chapel of Saint John the Baptist[22].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral comprises Q136811681[23].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral comprises double tower front[24].
  • 1344 marks the founding of St. Vitus Cathedral[25].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.090833333333336, 'lon': 14.400555555555556}[26].
  • St. Vitus Cathedral's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague[27].

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Geography

St. Vitus Cathedral is in the country of Czech Republic[6]. Located in include Hradčany[4], a cadastral area in the Czech Republic[28], in Czech Republic[29] and Prague 1[5], an administrative district of Prague[30], in Czech Republic[31], founded in 1973[32], headquartered in Prague[33]. It is part of Prague Castle[15].

Designation and Status

St. Vitus Cathedral's instance of is recorded as Catholic cathedral[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as part of national cultural heritage site in the Czech Republic[34]. Its religion is recorded as Catholic Church[3].

History and Context

1344 marks the founding of St. Vitus Cathedral[25]. Vitus is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

St. Vitus Cathedral ranks in the top 2% of catholic_cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,910 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Meisterwerke des Kirchenbaus, Vlastenský slovník historický
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 6d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 c/catedral-de-san-vito
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: c/catedral-de-san-vito, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779856745649"
  3. 11d ago · Egezort · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) Saint Wenceslas Chapel, Golden Gate, Chapel of Saint John the Baptist +2
    Has part(s) of the class Q1243426
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32891|batch #32891]]: Migrating from P527 to P2670"
  4. 4w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception
    Category for the view from the item Category:Views from St. Vitus Cathedral
    Christian liturgical rite Roman Rite
    Founded by
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "SaintVitusCathedral::kb5m8"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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