Saintes Cathedral

Coordinates: 45°44′40″N 0°37′55″W / 45.74444°N 0.63194°W / 45.74444; -0.63194
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Saintes Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes
Bishop of Saintes
RegionCharente-Maritime
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
StatusActive
Location
LocationSaintes, France
Geographic coordinates45°44′40″N 0°37′55″W / 45.74444°N 0.63194°W / 45.74444; -0.63194
Architecture
Typechurch
Groundbreaking12th century
Completed20th century

Saintes Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes) is a former

Catholic church located in Saintes, France. The cathedral
is a national monument.

It was formerly the seat of the

Diocese of La Rochelle
.

The previous cathedral was built here in the 12th century. Little remains of this building apart from a

Protestants
, causing such serious damage that the nave had afterwards to be entirely rebuilt.

Lack of resources meant that a complete rebuilding has never been possible. The heavy appearance of the tower, for example, results from the lack of the spire intended to finish it, the present dome constituting a more economical substitute.

The interior is made striking by its lack of decoration and by the wooden ceiling, completed in 1927.

Pictures

  • st-Roch, 18th.
    st-Roch, 18th.
  • st-Peter, 19th.
    st-Peter, 19th.
  • Monk, 18th.
    Monk, 18th.
  • Pipe organs.
    Pipe organs.
  • Main altar and ciborium.
    Main altar and ciborium.
  • Stained glass window .
    Stained glass window .

Sources

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