Cathedral of St Louis

The Cathedral of St Louis is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of , . Co-cathedral of the Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv together with the in , it is one of the largest and most important Roman Catholic places of worship in the country.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Cathedral in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Св. Лудвиг”
  • Address: бул. Княгиня Мария Луиза, Пловдив
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Episcopal Basilica of Philippopolis and Roman theatre of Philippopolis.

Museum
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The Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis, also known as the Great Basilica, is a ruined church from the ancient city of Philippopolis in and built in the mid-4th century AD.

Archaeological site
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The is one of the world's best-preserved ancient Roman theatres, located in the city center of modern , , once the ancient city of Philippopolis. is situated 290 metres northwest of Cathedral of St Louis.

Museum
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The Plovdiv Regional is a museum of ethnography in , . Since 1938, it has occupied the 1847 house of the merchant, Argir Kuyumdzhioglu, in the city's Old Town. is situated 600 metres north of Cathedral of St Louis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plovdiv and Old Plovdiv.

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is a city in Central-South , the second-largest in the country and one of the oldest cities in . Due to the remnants of its colourful past, it's one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bulgaria.

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The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and historical reserve located on three of 's hills: , Dzhambaz Tepe and Taksim Tepe. The complex has been formed as a result of the long sequence of habitation from prehistoric times to present day and combines the culture and architecture from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Bulgarian revival.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Cathedral of St Louis

Latitude
42.14458° or 42° 8′ 41″ north
Longitude
24.75256° or 24° 45′ 9″ east
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Swedish—“Cathedral of St Louis” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Изге Людовик соборы (Пловдив)”
  • Bashkir: “Изге Людовик соборы”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Лудвиг”
  • Chinese: “聖路易主教座堂”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala sv. Luja u Plovdivu”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Ludvíka”
  • Czech: “Катедрала „Свети Лудвиг“”
  • Dutch: “Cathedral of St Louis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سانت لويس”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Louis de Plovdiv”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Plovdiv”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός ναός του Αγίου Λουδοβίκου”
  • Hebrew: “הקתדרלה על שם לואי הקדוש”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Plovdiv”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Luigi dei Francesi”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Luigi”
  • Japanese: “聖ルイ王大聖堂”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Ludwika w Płowdiwie”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Ludwika”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Людовика”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Ľudovíta”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Luis”
  • Swedish: “S:t Ludvigs katedral”

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