Description:
The object of a pilgrimage from the devout who flock here to see the tomb of St. Boniface, the cathedral was built in the Italian baroque style by Johann Dientzenhofer between 1704 and 1712. It is the best known baroque building in Fulda, with the tomb of the saint lying in the Bonifatiusgruft, a crypt beneath the high altar. A funerary monument in an alabaster bas-relief from the 1700s represents the saint.
Organ matinees are held in the cathedral every Saturday in May, June, September, and October. The Dom's tall twin spires dominate the Old Town. On-site is the Dommuseum containing liturgical robes, sacred vessels, and a collection of reliquaries from Boniface. You can even see such relics as the sword and the book with which he tried to hold off his murderers.
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Ask a local about Dom (Cathedral)
Ask Fulda Locals about Dom (Cathedral)
Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- tel: 0661/87207
Address:
- Eduard Schick Platz 1-3
- Fulda
Hours:
- Cathedral Apr-Oct daily 6am-6pm; Nov-Mar daily 6am-5pm. Museum Apr-Oct Tues-Sat 10am-5:30pm, Sun 12:30-5:30pm; Nov, Dec, and mid-Feb to Mar Tues-Sat 10am-12:30pm and 1:30-4pm, Sun 12:30-4pm
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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