Vaison Cathedral
| Vaison Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth de Vaison | |
|---|---|
Vaison,  France | |
| Geographic coordinates | 44°14′30″N 5°4′8″E / 44.24167°N 5.06889°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | church |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Groundbreaking | 11th century |
Vaison Cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady of Nazareth (
The structure of the cathedral in general is
Merovingian
period.
The second former cathedral of Vaison is the Cathedral of the Assumption (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-de-l'Assomption), also known as the Cathédrale de la Haute-Ville because of its location on top of the mount inside the city walls. It was built some centuries later than the other cathedral, for greater security in disturbed times.[3][4]
References
- ^ Notice no PA00082179 (archive), base Mérimée, ministère français de la Culture
- ^ Vaison-la-Romain: Histoire & Patrimoine - Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Nazareth
- ^ Notice no PA00082183 (archive), base Mérimée, ministère français de la Culture
- ^ Vaison-la-Romain: Histoire & Patrimoine - L'Église dite Cathédrale-haute
Further reading
- L.-H. Labande, La cathédrale de Vaison. Étude historique et archéologique, Bulletin Monumental de la Société française d'archéologie, tome 69, 1905, p. 254 (online version)
- Catholic Encyclopaedia: Diocese of Vaison
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