Freising Cathedral

Saint Mary and Saint Corbinian Co-Cathedral
Dom St. Maria und St. Korbinian
Mariendom
Map
48°23′56″N 11°44′47″E / 48.39889°N 11.74639°E / 48.39889; 11.74639
LocationFreising
CountryGermany
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteWebsite
History
StatusActive
Founded1159
Consecrated1250
Architecture
Functional statusCo-Cathedral
Architectural typeBasilica
StyleRomanesque, Baroque and Gothic
Specifications
Bells11
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Munich and Freising
Clergy
ArchbishopReinhard Marx

Freising Cathedral, also called Saint Mary and Corbinian Cathedral (German: Mariendom), is a romanesque basilica in Freising, Bavaria. It is the co-cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. Freising Cathedral is also known for being the place where Pope Benedict XVI was ordained a priest.