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Dresden Cathedral

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Dresden Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Dresden, previously the Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony, called in German Katholische Hofkirche and since 1980 also known as Kathedrale Sanctissimae Trinitatis, is the Catholic Cathedral of Dresden.

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Dresden Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
The Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony
Katholische Hofkirche
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Katholische Hofkirche with Dresden Castle on the left and Semperoper on the right.
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51°03′13″N 13°44′15″E
LocationDresden
CountryGermany
DenominationCatholic
History
StatusActive
Founded1739
Founder(s)Augustus III of Poland
Consecrated29 June 1751
Architecture
Functional statusCathedral
Architect(s)Gaetano Chiaveri
Completed1751
Administration
ProvinceBerlin
DioceseDresden-Meissen
Clergy
Bishop(s)Heiner Koch
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Outside of Dresden Cathedral in December, 2014

Always the most important Catholic church of the city, it was elevated to the status of cathedral of the Diocese of Dresden–Meissen in 1964. It is located near the Elbe river in the historic center of Dresden, Germany.

It is one of the burial sites of the House of Wettin, including Polish monarchs.