Bamberg Cathedral
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Bamberg Cathedral is a church in Bamberg, Germany, completed in the 13th century. The cathedral is under the administration of the Archdiocese of Bamberg and is the seat of its archbishop. Since 1993,
Bamberg Cathedral
Plan showing the two choirs, one at each end of the nave
Bamberg Cathedral from the west
The nave of Bamberg Cathedral
Pope Clement II
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Pope Clement II was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1046 until his death in 1047.
Bamberg Cathedral
…With the tombs of Henry II and his wife Cunigunde, the cathedral contains the remains of the only imperial couple that was canonized. With the tomb of Pope Clement II (1005–1047) it also contains the only papal grave in Germany, and north of the Alps. After the first two cathedrals burned down in the 11th and 12th…
Tomb effigy in Bamberg Cathedral, erected c. 1237
Sculpture at St Clement's church, Hornburg
Robes belonging to Clement II in the Bamberg Diocesan Museum
Grave of Clement II, Bamberg Cathedral