St. Godehard, Hildesheim

St. Godehard
Basilika St. Godehard
Map
52°8′43″N 9°57′1″E / 52.14528°N 9.95028°E / 52.14528; 9.95028
DenominationCatholic
Websitewww.st-godehard-hildesheim.de
History
Dedication
Consecrated1172 (1172)
Architecture
Functional statusMinor Basilica
Architectural typebasilica with 2 apses
StyleRomanesque
Specifications
Number of spires3
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Hildesheim
Interior

St. Godehard is a church in Hildesheim, Germany, formerly the church of a Benedictine abbey.[1] It remained almost unaltered through the centuries and was not damaged much in World War II. It is one of the most important examples of Romanesque architecture in Germany.

It is a church of the Catholic parish Heilig Kreuz. The basilica has served as the "cathedral" of the bishop of Hildesheim from 1945 to 1960, when the Hildesheim Cathedral was destroyed and rebuilt, and from 2010, when restoration of the cathedral began.[1] The Hezilo chandelier was installed in St. Godehard during the restoration time.[2]

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