Moulins Cathedral

The Cathedral of Moulins (French: Notre- Dame de Moulins ) is in the Auvergnat town of Moulins in Allier French. In 1949 she received by Pope Pius XII. the title of a papal basilica minor.

History

On its establishment in the 15th century was started after a Romanesque predecessor could not grasp the faithful of the residence. The characteristic of the late Gothic Flamboyant style denoting especially the chorus. The two western towers were created in the Gothic Revival of the 19th century.

Equipment

Inside the cathedral impress especially the brightly decorated stained glass windows from the 16th century. On the windows of saints, but also considerable Dukes of Bourbon are presented. Thus we find in the right-most window from the west portal of St. Catherine is a representation of the Duke Pierre II and his wife, Anne de Beaujeu, the Holy adoring.

However, the most important work of art of the cathedral is the altarpiece of about 1502 of the Master of Moulins. His triptych of Moulins shows the central panel the Virgin Mary in front of a rainbow, also surrounded by the founder Duke Pierre II and Anne de Beaujeu and their daughter Suzanne, and is considered an important example of a donor portraits of the late Gothic period.

Organ

The cathedral houses two organs. The main organ was built in 1880 by organ builder Joseph Merklin in an organ case, designed by the architect Eugène Millet. The instrument has 42 registers on three manuals and pedal. The play and Registertrakturen are mechanical. The organ is largely preserved in their original state.