St. Pierre Cathedral

Coordinates: 46°12′4″N 6°8′55″E / 46.20111°N 6.14861°E / 46.20111; 6.14861
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This article is about the cathedral in Geneva. For the cathedral in Saint-Pierre, see St. Pierre Cathedral, Saint-Pierre.
Saint Pierre Cathedral of Geneva
The Cathedral Church of St Peter
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Genève
Style
Gothic
The nave of St. Pierre Cathedral

Saint Pierre Cathedral in

Protestant Reformation
. Inside the church is a wooden chair used by Calvin.

History

Below the cathedral is a modern, well-interpreted, and accessible archaeological site that includes a 1st-century BC tomb of an ancient Allobrogian chieftain.[1] An oppidum erected on the hill of Saint-Pierre allowed them to control the inland navigation on the Rhône.[2]

Although this has been the site of a cathedral (a church that is the seat of a

Diocese of Geneva, around 1160,[3] in Gothic style. The interior of the cathedral is lined with fourth-century mosaics. The German painter Konrad Witz painted an altarpiece, the so-called St. Peter Altarpiece, for the cathedral in 1444, now in the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, which contains his composition, the Miraculous Draught of Fishes.[citation needed
]

At the time of the Reformation, the interior of the large, cruciform, late-gothic church was stripped of its

gothic revival
style.

Theodore Beza, French Calvinist Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar, and successor to John Calvin, was buried at St. Pierre in 1605.

Present day

Currently, every summer a German Protestant minister is present, making it possible to hold bilingual services and meetings of both German and French Protestant worshippers. [citation needed]

On Whit Saturday, 30 May 2020, after nearly 485 years[4] a Catholic Mass was to be celebrated in the cathedral as a symbol of ecumenical hospitality.[5] Because of COVID-19, the Catholic Mass was postponed and was celebrated on Saturday, 5 March 2022.

On certain nights of the full moon, the cathedral sponsors "The Nocturnes de St-Pierre", an opportunity to access the towers for a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside by moonlight.[6]

Bells

No.
  		Name
  		Year
  		Caster,
Gussort 		Durchmesser
(mm) 		Mass
(kg) 		Strike tone
  		Tower
 
1 La Clémence 1902 H. Rüetschi, Aarau 2190 6238 g0 North
2 L'Accord 1845 S. Treboux, Vevey 1560 2080 c1 South
3 La Bellerive 1473 Nicolas Guerci 1400 1500 e1 North
4 La Collavine 1609 1140 1012 g1 South
5 L'Espérance 2002 H. Rüetschi, Aarau 930 475 a1 South
6 L'Eveil 1845 S. Treboux, Vevey 750 261 c2 South
7 Le Rappel 15th century 590 133 e2 South
I La Cloche des Heures 1460 1290 1610 e1 Spire
II Le Tocsin 1509 760 270 cis2 South

Gallery

  • Spire of St. Pierre Cathedral
    Spire of St. Pierre Cathedral
  • Front entrance of the Cathedral at night
    Front entrance of the Cathedral at night
  • John Calvin's chair
    John Calvin's chair
  • Jet d'Eau from the north tower of the Cathedral
    Jet d'Eau from the north tower of the Cathedral
  • Ceiling of the Maccabees Chapel
    Ceiling of the Maccabees Chapel
  • Chapelle of St. Pierre Cathedral
    Chapelle of St. Pierre Cathedral

See also

References

  1. ^ Blair, Hazel. "St Pierre Cathedral", World Archaeology, Issue 83, May 25, 2017
  2. ISBN 2-221-05690-6
    .
  3. ^ a b "Saint-Pierre Cathedral", Ville de Genève
  4. ^ After the temporary suspension of the Mass by a city council decision on August 10, 1535, no Catholic Mass had taken place. (Publication de L'Association pour la Restauration de Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre Ancienne Cathédrale de Genève, Geneva, 1982, p. 67)
  5. ^ Catholic Mass in Cathedral of the Reformed (in German), Deutschlandfunk, 31 May 2020.
  6. ^ "The Nocturnes de St-Pierre", Cathedrale Saint-Pierre Geneve

Further reading

  • Bonnet, Charles (February 1987), "The Archaeological Site of the Cathedral of Saint Peter (Saint-Pierre), Geneva",
    JSTOR 124589

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