A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specif
São Paulo Cathedral in Brazil is a representative modern cathedral built in Neo-Gothic style.
The Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral in Florence in Italy. Its dome by Filippo Brunelleschi, the largest brick dome in the world, is considered a masterpiece of world architecture.
The cathedra of the pope as bishop of Rome, Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Etchmiadzin cathedral in Vagarshapat, Armenia, believed to be the oldest cathedral in the world.
A cathedra is the throne of a bishop, found in the cathedral church of their diocese. The word derives from the Greek καθέδρα, meaning "seat", especially one used by a bishop or teacher; this term is
Cathedral
…A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra (Greek for 'seat') of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral…
The cathedra of the pope in the apse of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of Rome
Modern cathedra at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles
19th-century cathedra in Lichfield Cathedral
Bernini's massive sculptural reliquary for the Cathedra Petri or "Chair of Peter" in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome