Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours

Ecclesiastical province of Tours

The Archdiocese of Tours (Latin: Archidioecesis Turonensis ) is located in the center of France Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Seat Tours.

History

Since the 3rd century Tours is a bishopric. The Holy Gatianus cited as the first bishop of Tours, the bishop's church came from the year 388 St. Martin, in the year 372, ordained a third bishop of Tours, had the bones of the saint Gatianus convict in this church. Tours was raised in the 5th century to the archbishopric. The burial site of St Martin became a popular pilgrimage destination since the Merovingian period as well. In the 6th century bishop Gregory of Tours wrote the history of the Franks in his Historia Francorum. He was also the 590, the new church consecrated bishop. In the early 12th century a third, Romanesque bishop's church, but already in 1166 was destroyed by fire. Although she was restored makeshift, but at 1220/1230 has started with the construction of a new cathedral, which was built over the previous buildings. In 1280, the choir and apse were completed under the direction of Étienne de Mortagne, but already in 1267 were solemnly the relics of St. Maurice and his companions had been transferred to the Church. 1465 the building was vaulted. The North and South tower were completed in 1509 or 1507.

A well-known archbishop of the early modern period was Alessandro Farnese, who simultaneously held several offices bishop. 1795 the episcopate was not occupied during the French Revolution. Only after the Concordat of 1802 worked with Jean de Dieu Raymond de Boisgelin again an archbishop. Current bishop since his appointment in 2005 Bernard- Nicolas Aubertin.

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