Vienne Cathedral

The church of Saint -Maurice in Vienne is the cathedral of the former diocese of Vienne, which was first mentioned in 314 and repealed in 1790. Until then, the church was the same as the seat of the Primate " of Seven ( churches ) provinces " ( Aix, too, Bordeaux, Bourges, Embrun, Narbonne and Vienne) the main cathedral of southern France. Saint- Maurice is classified as a monument historique since 1840.

History

The various cathedrals of Vienne were all in the same place, by the monuments from the period before the 10th century, however, no traces have been preserved, as was done in the period from 1030 to 1070, the term of office of the Archbishop Léger, a complete new building. The present church was built from 1130 in Romanesque style. From this period parts of the nave between the 5th and 11th sheet. Changes were made in the 13th century in the Gothic style, including the choir, as well as the other parts of the ship. Pope Innocent IV consecrated the Cathedral of Saint- Maurice on 20 April 1251st From the 16th century finally comes the façade, whose capstone was set in 1529.

In the following years the church suffered from the Huguenot wars: March 20, 1562 Most of the windows and sculptures were destroyed. During the Revolution, the Archdiocese of Vienne was firstly dissolved (1790 ), so that Saint- Maurice is since only simple parish church, on the other hand, the now former cathedral used as a hay barn and barracks. From 1802 services were held again, two associated monasteries and chapels were, however, 1803-1804 demolished to make way for urban development. Around the same time the archbishop's palace was destroyed. 1869 burned from the northern tower.

  • 887: Boso of Vienne, King of Lower Burgundy, is buried in the cathedral.
  • February 9, 1119: Guy of Burgundy, Archbishop of Vienne since 1088, is crowned in the Cathedral of the Pope, after he had been elected to the Abbey of Cluny; he took the name of Calixtus II.
  • April 20, 1251: Pope Innocent IV consecrated the new cathedral
  • October 16, 1311 to 6 May 1312 The convened by Pope Clement V, Council of Vienne held in the cathedral; here the dissolution of the Knights Templar is decided.
  • 1529: The capstone is set
  • March 20, 1562: plundering the cathedral by the troops of Baron von Les Adrets
  • 1790: Repeal of the Archdiocese of Vienne, Saint- Maurice is the parish church
  • 1803-1804: Demolition of the building adjacent to the Church of the urban development

Weblink

  • Saint- Maurice on structurae.de
  • German -language website of the church with floor plan and description

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  • Romanesque building in Rhone- Alpes
  • Monument historique in the department of Isère
  • Vienne ( Isère)
  • Romanesque church
  • Church building in the Rhône- Alpes
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