Innsbruck Cathedral

Innsbruck Cathedral
Innsbruck Cathedral façade
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Leadership	Bishop Manfred Scheuer
Year consecrated	1724
Status	Active
Location
Location	Innsbruck, Austria
State	Tyrol
Shown within Austria
Geographic coordinates	47°16′10″N 11°23′39″E / 47.2694°N 11.3942°E / 47.2694; 11.3942
Architecture
Architect(s)	Johann Jakob Herkomer
Type	Church
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	12 May 1717
Completed	1724
Specifications
Direction of façade	West
Width (nave)	17 metres (56 ft)
Dome(s)	1
Website
www.dibk.at

Innsbruck Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of St. James (German: Dom zu St. Jakob), is an eighteenth-century Baroque cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Innsbruck in the city of Innsbruck, Austria, dedicated to the apostle Saint James, son of Zebedee. Based on designs by the architect Johann Jakob Herkomer, the cathedral was built between 1717 and 1724 on the site of a twelfth-century Romanesque church.^[1] The interior is enclosed by three domed vaults spanning the nave, and a dome with lantern above the chancel.^[2] With its lavish Baroque interior, executed in part by the Asam brothers, St. James is considered among the most important Baroque buildings in the Tyrol.^[3]

Innsbruck Cathedral is notable for two important treasures. The painting Maria Hilf (Mary of Succor) by Lucas Cranach the Elder from c. 1530 is displayed above the main altar. It is considered among the most venerated Marian images in Christendom.^[4] The cathedral also contains in the north aisle the canopied tomb of Archduke Maximilian III of Austria, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, dating from 1620. The cathedral was heavily damaged during World War II, but was fully restored within a few years.