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Lyon Cathedral

Roman Catholic cathedral in Lyon, France, and the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon
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Summary

Lyon Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of catholic cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,843 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: 5th arrondissement of Lyon[4]
  • Country: France[5]
  • Instance of: episcopal see[6]
  • Architect: Jacques de Beaujeu[7]
  • Named after: John the Baptist[8]
  • Architectural style: Romanesque architecture[9], Gothic architecture[10]
  • Commons category: Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Lyon[11]
  • Archives at: Archives nationales[12]
  • Inception: 1175[13]
  • Diocese: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon[14]
  • Dedicated to: John the Baptist[15], Saint Stephen[16]
  • Official website: https://primatiale.fr/[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Lyon[18]
  • Heritage designation: classified historical monument[19]
  • Date of official opening: 1480[20]
  • Native label: Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon[21]
  • Height: 44 m[22]
  • Christian liturgical rite: Roman Rite[23]
  • Located in the religious territorial entity: Q125622690[24]
  • Street address: 8 place Saint-Jean 69005 Lyon[25]
  • Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of cathédrale Saint-Jean de Lyon[26]
  • Category for the exterior of the item: Category:Exterior of Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Lyon[27]

Why It Matters

Lyon Cathedral has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

France John the Baptist Malé Michel Onfray Saint Stephen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Base Mérimée. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . messes.info. messes.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Auvergne-rhône-alpes regional inventory id → IA69004038
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  2. 7d ago · FHd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 27
    Auvergne-rhône-alpes regional inventory id → IA69004038
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  3. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 24w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for the interior of the item → Category:Interior of cathédrale Saint-Jean de Lyon
    Diocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon
    Architect → Jacques de Beaujeu
    Inception → —
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