Sainte-Marie-Majeure

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Sainte-Marie-Majeure is the historic Roman Catholic cathedral of Marseille, France, notable for its striking 19th-century Byzantine-Romanesque architecture overlooking the Old Port.

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Label Occurrences
Sainte-Marie-Majeure canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
church building
landmark
architecturalStyle Byzantine Revival
surface form: Byzantine Revival architecture

Neo-Romanesque
surface form: Romanesque Revival architecture
belongsToTradition Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
cityLandmarkOf Marseille
country France
dedicatedTo Saint Mary Major
Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Archdiocese of Marseille
surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Marseille
function cathedral church
hasArchitecturalType basilica-plan church
hasBellTower true
hasDome true
hasFacadeOrientation west
hasFeature multiple domes
rich interior decoration
striped stone exterior
hasMainEntrance west front
hasTower true
hasViewOf Vieux-Port de Marseille
surface form: Old Port of Marseille
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France)
heritageDesignationCountry France
isActive true
isAlsoKnownAs Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille
surface form: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure

Cathédrale de la Major
La Major
isCathedralOf Archdiocese of Marseille
isHistoric true
isPartOf historic center of Marseille
isPlaceOfWorship true
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Bouches-du-Rhône
Marseille
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea
material stone
nearbyAttraction Fort Saint-Jean
MuCEM
surface form: MuCEM (Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations)

Vieux-Port de Marseille
overlooks Vieux-Port de Marseille
surface form: Old Port of Marseille
religiousAffiliation Catholicism
religiousRite Roman Rite
usedFor cultural events
religious services
tourism

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Input
Subject: Sainte-Marie-Majeure
Description of subject: Sainte-Marie-Majeure is the historic Roman Catholic cathedral of Marseille, France, notable for its striking 19th-century Byzantine-Romanesque architecture overlooking the Old Port.

Referenced by (2)

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

Cathédrale de la Major alsoKnownAs Sainte-Marie-Majeure