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St. Pierre Cathedral, the Glossary

Saint Pierre Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland is the principal church of the Reformed Protestant Church of Geneva.^[1]

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Cathedrals in Switzerland
Churches in Geneva
Gothic architecture in Switzerland
John Calvin
Neoclassical church buildings in Switzerland
Protestant churches converted from Roman Catholicism
Reformed church buildings in Switzerland
Tourist attractions in Geneva

Allobroges

The Allobroges (Gaulish: *Allobrogis, 'foreigner, exiled'; Ἀλλοβρίγων, Ἀλλόβριγες) were a Gallic people dwelling in a large territory between the Rhône river and the Alps during the Iron Age and the Roman period.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Continental Reformed Protestantism

Continental Reformed Protestantism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that traces its origin in the continental Europe.

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COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

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Deutschlandfunk

Deutschlandfunk (DLF, Broadcast Germany) is a public-broadcasting radio station in Germany, concentrating on news and current affairs.

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Ecumenism

Ecumenism (alternatively spelled oecumenism)also called interdenominationalism, or ecumenicalismis the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity.

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Geneva

Geneva (Genève)Genf; Ginevra; Genevra.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.

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Gothic Revival architecture

Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century, mostly in England.

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Jet d'Eau

The Jet d'Eau (Water-Jet) is a large fountain in Geneva, Switzerland and is one of the city's most famous landmarks, being featured on the city's official tourism web site and on the official logo for Geneva's hosting of group stage matches at UEFA Euro 2008. St. Pierre Cathedral and Jet d'Eau are tourist attractions in Geneva.

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John Calvin

John Calvin (Jehan Cauvin; Jean Calvin; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.

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Konrad Witz

Konrad Witz (1400/1410 probably in Rottweil, Germany – winter 1445/spring 1446 in Basel, in current day Switzerland) was a painter, active mainly in Basel.

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List of carillons

Carillons, musical instruments of bells in the percussion family, are found on every inhabited continent.

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Mass in the Catholic Church

The Mass is the central liturgical service of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church, in which bread and wine are consecrated and become the body and blood of Christ.

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Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (Geneva)

The Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (Museum of Art and History) is the largest art museum in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.

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Oppidum

An oppidum (oppida) is a large fortified Iron Age settlement or town.

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Parish church

A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish.

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Pentecost

Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Day.

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Polychrome

Polychrome is the "practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors." The term is used to refer to certain styles of architecture, pottery, or sculpture in multiple colors.

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Prince-bishop

A prince-bishop is a bishop who is also the civil ruler of some secular principality and sovereignty, as opposed to Prince of the Church itself, a title associated with cardinals.

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Protestant Church of Geneva

The Protestant Church of Geneva (EPG, Église protestante de Genève) is an organization of congregations in the Canton of Geneva.

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Reformation

The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church.

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Reformed Christianity

Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation, a schism in the Western Church.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg

The Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg (Dioecesis Lausannensis, Genevensis et Friburgensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese in Switzerland, which is (as all sees in the Alpine country) exempt (i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province).

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Rood screen

The rood screen (also choir screen, chancel screen, or jubé) is a common feature in late medieval church architecture.

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Saint Peter

Saint Peter (died AD 64–68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church.

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Strike tone

The strike tone, strike note, or tap note, of a percussion instrument (e.g. bell, chime or gong) when struck, is the dominant note perceived immediately by the human ear.

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Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance

The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance (Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler und regionaler Bedeutung; Inventaire suisse des biens culturels d'importance nationale et régionale; Inventario dei beni culturali svizzeri d'importanza nazionale e regionale) is a register of cultural property in Switzerland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Pierre_Cathedral

Also known as Cathedral Saint-Pierre (Geneva), Cathedrale St. Pierre, Geneva Cathedral, Saint Pierre Cathedral, Saint-Pierre Cathedral.

St. Pierre Cathedral, the Glossary

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See also

Cathedrals in Switzerland

Churches in Geneva

Gothic architecture in Switzerland

John Calvin

Neoclassical church buildings in Switzerland

Protestant churches converted from Roman Catholicism

Reformed church buildings in Switzerland

Tourist attractions in Geneva

References