St. Gallen Cathedral
St Gallen's former monastery church became the city's Catholic parish church and subsequently the cathedral when the diocese was established. The surrounding abbey district has held UNESCO World Heritage status since 1983; the former princely abbey was dissolved in 1805.
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St Gallen's former monastery church became the city's Catholic parish church and subsequently the cathedral when the diocese was established. The surrounding abbey district has held UNESCO World Heritage status since 1983; the former princely abbey was dissolved in 1805.
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- Switzerland
Editorial reading
Editorial interpretation: Read the cathedral within its surrounding abbey district. The succession from monastic church to parish church and episcopal seat offers a framework for considering continuity alongside institutional change.
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