St. Florin Cathedral

View of the tower of St. Florin's Cathedral with trees in the foreground

The Cathedral of St. Florin in Vaduz is a neo-Gothic parish church built in natural stone, whose origins date back to the last quarter of the first millennium.

Media

Flower meadow in front of St. Florin's Cathedral in Vaduz - an impressive spring atmosphere in Liechtenstein.

Aerial view of St. Florin's Cathedral in Vaduz with Vaduz Castle in the background on a sunny day.

Description

The beginnings of the St. Florins Chapel probably date back to the late 1st millennium. It was first mentioned in documents around 1375 in the charter of the Chur cathedral chapter. It was probably originally the church of a manor house and the patronage was held by the lord of the castle.

Between 1872 and 1874, the chapel was demolished and replaced by today's neo-Gothic parish church, designed by Viennese architect Friedrich von Schmidt. In 1997, the parish church of St. Florin was elevated to the status of cathedral of the new archbishopric of Vaduz.

The natural stone church impresses with its striking front tower with pointed spire, an elegant two-armed external staircase and artistic bronze sculptures in pointed arch niches. Inside, a three-nave hall church with a four-bay central nave awaits you.

Right next to the cathedral is the "Princely Crypt" - the burial place of the Princely Family. Prince Franz Josef II and Princess Gina, among others, rest here.