Salzburg Cathedral
| Salzburg Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of Saints Rupert and Vergilius | |
German: Salzburger Dom | |
| 47°47′52″N 13°02′49″E / 47.79778°N 13.04694°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | c. 774 |
| Founder(s) | Rupert of Salzburg |
| Dedication | Saint Vergilius Saint Rupert |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Cathedral |
| Architect(s) | Santino Solari |
| Style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1614 |
| Completed | 1628 1959 (restoration) |
| Specifications | |
| Bells | 7 survived 2 (17th century) 5 (1960s) |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Salzburg |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | His Excellency Franz Lackner, O.F.M. |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Andrea Fournier (Domkapellmeisterin) |
| Organist(s) | Heribert Metzger |
Salzburg Cathedral (German: Salzburger Dom) is the seventeenth-century Baroque cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg in the city of Salzburg, Austria, dedicated to Saint Rupert and Saint Vergilius. Saint Rupert founded the church in 774 on the remnants of a Roman town, and the cathedral was rebuilt in 1181 after a fire. In the seventeenth century, the cathedral was completely rebuilt in the Baroque style under Prince-Bishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau to its present appearance. Salzburg Cathedral still contains the baptismal font in which composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was baptized.