St. Godehard, Hildesheim

St. Godehard
St. Godehard
Basilika St. Godehard
	52°8′43″N 9°57′1″E / 52.14528°N 9.95028°E
Denomination	Catholic
Website	www.st-godehard-hildesheim.de
History
Dedication	St. Godehard;
Consecrated	1172
Architecture
Functional status	Minor Basilica
Architectural type	basilica with 2 apses
Style	Romanesque
Specifications
Number of spires	3
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Hildesheim

St. Godehard is a church in Hildesheim, Germany, formerly the church of a Benedictine abbey.^[1] It remained almost unaltered through the centuries and was not damaged much in World War II. It is one of the most important examples of Romanesque architecture in Germany.

It is a church of the Catholic parish Heilig Kreuz. The basilica has served as the "cathedral" of the bishop of Hildesheim from 1945 to 1960, when the Hildesheim Cathedral was destroyed and rebuilt, and from 2010, when restoration of the cathedral began.^[1] The Hezilo chandelier was installed in St. Godehard during the restoration time.^[2]

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St. Godehard, Hildesheim

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