Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon

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Roman Catholic cathedral church building historical monument landmark tourist attraction

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Lyon is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral renowned as the city’s primatial church and the medieval seat of major ecclesiastical councils.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Lyon Cathedral	3
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon	2
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon canonical	1
Lyon Cathedral (viewpoint over)	1
Vieux Lyon–Cathédrale Saint-Jean	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ historical monument ⓘ landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon ⓘ surface form: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon ⓘ surface form: Lyon Cathedral
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ
cityPatronageRole	primatial see of Gaul ⓘ
constructionEnd	late 15th century ⓘ
constructionStart	late 12th century ⓘ
councilRole	medieval seat of major ecclesiastical councils ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
dedicatedTo	John the Baptist ⓘ surface form: Saint John the Baptist
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese	Archdiocese of Lyon ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon
foundedBy	Archbishop of Lyon ⓘ surface form: Archbishops of Lyon
function	seat of the Archbishop of Lyon ⓘ
governingBody	Archdiocese of Lyon ⓘ
hasNave	yes ⓘ
hasTower	yes ⓘ
hasTransept	yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique (France) ⓘ surface form: Monument historique of France
heritageDesignationDate	1862 ⓘ
liturgicalRite	Roman Rite ⓘ
liturgicalStatus	metropolitan cathedral ⓘ
locatedIn	5th arrondissement of Lyon ⓘ Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon ⓘ
notableEvent	Council of Lyon I ⓘ Second Council of Lyon ⓘ surface form: Council of Lyon II
notableFeature	Romanesque apse ⓘ astronomical clock ⓘ large Gothic choir ⓘ rose window ⓘ
partOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ surface form: Historic Site of Lyon
primaryMaterial	stone ⓘ
primaryUse	worship ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
region	eastern France ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
secondaryUse	tourism ⓘ
status	primatial church of Lyon ⓘ
stylePeriod	High Middle Ages ⓘ Late Middle Ages ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext	UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ surface form: Historic Site of Lyon
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	within a World Heritage Site ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Council of Lyon → heldAt → Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon ⓘ

Fourvière Hill → hasLandmark → Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lyon Cathedral (viewpoint over)

Ecclesiastical province of Lyon → hasCathedralOfMetropolitanSee → Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lyon Cathedral

Diocese of Lyon → cathedral → Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lyon Cathedral

Pont Bonaparte → near → Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon

Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon → alsoKnownAs → Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lyon Cathedral

Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon → alsoKnownAs → Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon

Lyon Metro line D → hasStation → Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Lyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vieux Lyon–Cathédrale Saint-Jean