Sion Cathedral
Sion Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sion is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sion, Valais, Switzerland. It is the seat of the Diocese of Sion. The cathedral, in the Byzantine style, contains several Roman inscriptions, 15 altars, and many fonts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: cathedral of Sion, Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Glarier (Sion, Švýcarsko)”, “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Glarier (Sion, Švýcarsko).”, and “Notre-Dame du Glarier”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Supersaxo House and Church of St. Théodule, Sion.
Supersaxo House
Community center
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Supersaxo House is a community center, which is situated 110 metres southeast of Sion Cathedral.
Church of St. Théodule, Sion
Church
Photo: EpsilonEridani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St. Théodule is a Roman Catholic church located in Sion in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Palais du gouvernement
Government office
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Palais du gouvernement is a government office, which is situated 120 metres southwest of Sion Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salins and Les Agettes.
Salins
Village
Salins was a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Salins merged into the municipality of Sion. Salins is situated 2½ km south of Sion Cathedral.
Les Agettes
Village
Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Les Agettes is a former municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipality of Les Agettes merged on 1 January 2017 into Sion. Les Agettes is situated 3 km southeast of Sion Cathedral.
Bramois
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bramois is a village located in Switzerland, in the canton of Valais, approximately 4 km southeast of the center of Sion. The commune of Bramois was merged with the commune of Sion in 1968. Bramois is situated 3½ km east of Sion Cathedral.
Sion Cathedral
- Categories: architectural structure, Catholic cathedral, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sion, Sion District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.23405° or 46° 14′ 3″ northLongitude
7.35927° or 7° 21′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8FR969M5+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 219963004OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q662821
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arpitan to Western Frisian—“Sion Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Arpitan: “Catèdrâla Noutra-Dama de Sion”
- Chinese: “圣母主教座堂”
- Chinese: “锡永圣母座堂”
- Czech: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Glarier (Sion, Švýcarsko).”
- Czech: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Glarier (Sion, Švýcarsko)”
- Dutch: “Sion Cathedral”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية سيون”
- French: “Cathédrale de Sion”
- French: “Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Sion”
- French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sion”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sion”
- German: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Glarier (Sion, Švýcarsko).”
- German: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Glarier (Sion, Švýcarsko)”
- German: “Kathedrale Unserer Lieben Frau”
- German: “Notre-Dame de Sion”
- German: “Notre-Dame du Glarier”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Sion”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Sion”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Sion”
- Polish: “Katedra Notre-Dame du Glarier w Sion”
- Polish: “Katedra Notre-Dame du Glarier w Sionie”
- Slovenian: “katedrala v Sionu”
- Slovenian: “stolnica v Sionu”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora”
- Western Frisian: “Us-Leaffrouwekatedraal (Sion)”
- Western Frisian: “Us-Leaffrouwekatedraal”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place de la Cathédrale and Fontaine du Lion.
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