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“[...] Linz cathedral will serve as a monument to its founders for many centuries [...]”: Bishop Franz Joseph Rudigier and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Linz

    Nina Kogler

ÖZKD LXXVII Heft 2, pp. 51-56, 2024/04/23

Der Linzer Mariendom

doi: 10.1553/oezkd2023-02s51

doi: 10.1553/oezkd2023-02s51

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doi:10.1553/oezkd2023-02s51

Abstract

In 1855 the Bishop of Linz, Franz Joseph Rudigier, took the dogma of the Immaculate Conception as an opportunity to start work on a colossal cathedral construction project. Buoyed by devoted believers and the political and social context of the nineteenth century, as well as by the determination of the man behind the project, a monument to the centuries was created in the form of Linz’s Mariendom. Taking a look behind the scenes of the building itself, this article uncovers the historical context in which the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception was developed. It also shines a light on the role of the cathedral’s founder, Franz Joseph Rudigier