Avignon Cathedral
| Cathedral of Our Lady of Doms Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon | |
|---|---|
 Avignon Cathedral | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Avignon, France |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°57′3″N 4°48′48″E / 43.95083°N 4.81333°ECoordinates: 43°57′3″N 4°48′48″E / 43.95083°N 4.81333°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman |
| District | Archdiocese of Avignon |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Groundbreaking | 12th century |
| Completed | 1425 |
Avignon Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d'Avignon) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located next to the Palais des Papes in the French city of Avignon. It is the seat of the Archbishop.
The cathedral is a Romanesque building, built primarily in the second half of the 12th century.[1] The bell tower collapsed in 1405 and was rebuilt in 1425. In 1670-1672 the apse was rebuilt and extended.[2]
The building was abandoned and allowed to deteriorate during the Revolution, but it was reconsecrated in 1822 and restored by the archbishop Célestin Dupont in 1835-1842.[3] The most prominent feature of the cathedral is a gilded statue of the Virgin Mary atop the bell tower which was erected in 1859.[3] The interior contains many works of art. The most famous of these is the mausoleum of Pope John XXII (died 1334), a 14th-century Gothic carving. It was moved in 1759, damaged during the Revolution, and restored to its original position in 1840.[4] The cathedral was listed as a Monument historique in 1840.[5]
References
- ↑ Girard 1958, p. 162.
- ↑ Girard 1958, pp. 163, 166.
- 1 2 Girard 1958, p. 163.
- ↑ Girard 1958, p. 165.
- ↑ "Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms". Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
Sources
- Girard, Joseph (1958). Évocation du Vieil Avignon (in French). Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit. OCLC 5391399.
Further reading
- Labande, L.-H. (1906). "L'église Notre-Dame-des-Doms, Avignon: des origines aux XIIIe siècle". Bulletin archéologique du Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques (in French). Paris: Imprimerie Nationale. pp. 282–365.
- Labande, L.-H. (1910). "Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms". Congrès archéologique de France: LXXVIe session tenue à Avignon en 1909 par la Société française pour la conservation des monuments historiques (in French). 1. Paris: A. Picard. pp. 7–17.
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