St. Stephen's Cathedral stands on a hill in Litoměřice, Czech Republic, and serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice. The article describes it as one of the most important cultural sites in the city, and it is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
It stands on the site of an older church, which was originally a basilica. The first building was Romanesque, dating from the eleventh century, and it was rebuilt in the Gothic style in the fourteenth century.
Later modifications and repairs were carried out in 1716, 1778, 1825 and 1892. The presbytery contains a large altar dedicated to Saint Stephen, the cathedral's patron.
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