Free City of Mainz
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The Free City of Mainz was a city-state in the Holy Roman Empire that existed from 1244 to 1462 in the late Middle Ages, which played a crucial role in the Christianization of the Germanic and Slavic
Mainz Cathedral, western main tower
Monument to St. Boniface before Mainz Cathedral
St. Martin's Cathedral in Mainz, by Wenzel Hollar; pen-and-ink drawing 1632
Mainz Cathedral
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Mainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of Mainz, Germany. This 1000-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral is the site
Free City of Mainz
…in 826, in the abbey of St. Alban's. Rabanus Maurus, a scholar and writer, and Willigis, who initiated the construction of the current building of the Mainz Cathedral and established the Monastery of St. Stephan, were among the early archbishops of Mainz. From Willigis until the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire…
Mainzer Dom nw
Mainz Cathedral c. 1855
South aisle
The main nave of the cathedral