Moulins Cathedral

Coordinates: 46°34′0″N 3°19′54″E / 46.56667°N 3.33167°E / 46.56667; 3.33167
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Moulins Cathedral
Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame-l'Annonciation de Moulins
Neo-Gothic
Groundbreaking15th century
Completed19th century
Website
https://paroisse-notredamedemoulins.catholique-moulins.fr

Moulins Cathedral (

church located in the town of Moulins, Allier, France.[1] It is also known as Notre-Dame de Moulins.[2]

Stained glass window in the cathedral, dating from the end of the 15th century.

The

Bishop of Moulins. It is a national monument
.

Maître de Moulins
inside the cathedral

The cathedral contains two distinct building phases four centuries apart. It was constructed as a collegiate church in the Flamboyant style at the end of the 15th century. In 1822 it was made a cathedral. To this a neo-Gothic nave, designed by the architects Lassus and Millet, was added at the end of the 19th century.

The treasury contains the famous

Maître de Moulins, which was commissioned around 1500 by the Duke of Bourbon
.

References

  1. ^ "Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation, Moulins, Allier, France". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.[self-published source?]
  2. ^ "Accueil - Paroisse Notre Dame de Moulins Moulins - Cathédrale". Paroisse Notre Dame de Moulins (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-29.

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