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