Vác Cathedral

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St Michael the Archangel, commonly known as Vác Cathedral, is a religious building in the Catholic Church that serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Vác. It is located in the city of Vác in Hungary. The diocese was founded in 1004 under Stephen I. The present church is the fifth structure on this site. The first cathedral was built in 1074, at the same site of the present, but was destroyed in the fourteenth century, during the invasions of the Mongols. During the Ottoman occupation of Hungary the last remnants of the wall collapsed. Some of the residue is still visible today. Only after the departure of the Ottomans was it possible to build a new church.