Antibes Cathedral
Antibes Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception d'Antibes | |
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Roman Catholic | |
Province | Diocese of Nice |
Region | Alpes-Maritimes |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Antibes, France |
Geographic coordinates | 43°34′52″N 7°7′42″E / 43.58111°N 7.12833°E |
Architecture | |
Type | church |
Groundbreaking | 5th century |
Completed | 18th century |
Antibes Cathedral (
. It is a listed and protected historic monument.History
Local tradition maintains that a pagan temple dedicated to the Roman goddesses Diana and Minerva once stood on the site, and that St Paul stopped here to preach in AD 63, during a journey to Spain.[1]
The Bishopric of Antibes was established c.450 by
The cathedral was destroyed during a raid on Antibes by Saracen pirates in 1124, and rebuilt on the initiative of Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence; the choir, the oldest surviving part of the cathedral structure, dates to this phase of construction.[1] Further raids followed over the next century or so, and in 1244 the bishops relocated to Grasse to escape their depredations. The bishops remained there for the next five centuries, despite an attempt to lure them back to Antibes by rebuilding the cathedral in 1250.[3][4]
The cathedral was destroyed yet again in the eighteenth century, this time by
The
The Cathedral, along with the adjoining Chapel of the Holy Spirit and the nearby Tour Grimaldi, was added to the French Ministry of Culture’s List of Historic Monuments in 1945.[5]
Architecture and Art
The church layout features three naves and a large organ to the rear. The current facade is in the Italian style, dating from 1747 when it was rebuilt after the Austrian bombardment.
In the interior are a number of splendid works of art, the most renowned of which is the altarpiece of Our Lady of the Rosary in the transept chapel, which was produced in 1515 by the Niçois painter Louis Brea. Also of note are the cathedral's carved walnut doors, which depict Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian, the two patron saints of Antibes, and were made c.1710 by the Antibois sculptor Jacques Dolle.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. Association des Amis de Saint Armentaire. 2018.
- ISBN 978-2-8240-0609-3.
- ISBN 978-2-37786-006-7.
- ^ "Antibes Juan-les-Pins, a rich history". Antibes Juan-les-Pins. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Eglise paroissiale, chapelle Saint-Esprit et tour Grimaldi". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-02-16.