VIII IX — Dimensions and Chronology
Cathedrale D’Agde
Bishopric founded, Vth century
Bishopric suppressed, 1790
Primitive church consecrated, VIIth century
Main body of present cathedral, XIth to XIIth centuries
ST. CAPRIAS D’AGEN
Former cathedral of St. Etienne, destroyed at the Revolution, 1790
Apse and transepts of St. Caprias, XIth century
Width of nave, 55 feet
ST. JEAN BAPTISTE D’AIRE
Cathedral begun, XIIIth century
ST. SAVEUR D’AIX
Eglise St. Jean de Malte, XIVth century
Remains of a former St. Saveur’s, XIth century
Choir, XIIIth century
Choir elaborated, XIVth century
South aisle of nave, XIVth century
Tower, XIVth century
Carved doors, 1503
Episcopal palace, 1512
North aisle of nave, XVIIth century
Baptistère, VIth century
ST. JEAN D’ALAIS
A bishopric only from 1694 to 1790
Remains of a XIIth century church
STE. CECILE D’ALBI
Begun, 1277
Finished, 1512
South porch, 1380-1400
Tower completed, 1475
Choir-screen, 1475-1512
Wall paintings, XVth to XVIth centuries
Organ, XVIIIth century
Choir stalls, 120 in number
Height of tower, 256 feet
Length, 300 (320?) feet
Width of nave, 88 feet
Height of nave, 98 feet
ST. PIERRE D’ALET
Primitive cathedral, IXth century (?)
Rebuilt, XIth century
Eglise St. André, XIVth to XVth centuries
ST. PIERRE D’ANGOULEME
City ravaged by Coligny, XVIth century
Cathedral rebuilt from foundations of primitive church, 1120
Western dome, XIIth century
Central and other domes, latter part of XIIth century
Episcopal palace restored, XIXth century
General restoration of cathedral, after the depredations of Coligny, 1628
Height of tower, 197 feet
ST. PIERRE D’ANNECY
Christianity first founded here, IVth century
Cathedral dates from XIVth century
Tomb of St. François de Sales, 1622
Tomb of Jeanne de Chantal, 1641
Episcopal palace, 1784
ST. CASTOR D’APT
Gallo-Romain sarcophagus, Vth century
Tomb of Ducs de Sabron, XIIth century
Chapelle de Ste. Anne, XVIIth century
ST. TROPHIME D’ARLES
Primitive church on same site, 606
Foundations of present cathedral laid, 1152
Nave completed, 1200
Choir and chapels, 1423-1430
Cloisters, east side, 1221
Cloisters, west side, 1250
Cloisters, north side, 1380
Length, 240 feet
Width, 90 feet
Height, 60 feet
Height of clocher, 137 feet
STE. MARIE D’AUCH
Ancient altar, IVth century
First cathedral built by Taurin II., 845
Another (larger) by St. Austinde, 1048
Present cathedral consecrated, 1548
Additions made and coloured glass added, 1597
West front, in part, XVIIth century
Towers, 1650-1700
Episcopal palace, XIVth century
Length, 347 feet
Height to vaulting, 74 feet
NOTRE DAME DES DOMS D’AVIGNON
Territory of Avignon acquired by the Popes from Joanna of Naples, 1300
Popes reigned at Avignon, 1305-1370
Avignon formally ceded to France by Treaty of Tolentino, 1797
Palais des Papes begun, XIIIth century
Pope Gregory left Avignon for Rome, 1376
Cathedral dates chiefly from XIIth century
Nave chapels, XIVth century
Frescoes in portal, XIVth century
Height of walls of papal palace, 90 feet
" " tower " " 150 feet
Length of cathedral, 200 (?) feet
Width of cathedral, 50 (?) feet
NOTRE DAME DE BAYONNE
Foundations, 1140
Choir and apse, XIIth century
Destroyed by fire, 1213
Choir rebuilt, 1215
Completed and restored, XVIth century
ST. JEAN DE BAZAS
Foundations date from Xth century
Walls, etc., 1233
West front, XVIth century
CATHEDRALE DE BELLEY
Gothic portion of cathedral, XVth century
ST. NAZAIRE DE BEZIERS
Primitive church damaged by fire, 1209
Transepts, XIIIth century
Towers, XIVth century
Apside and nave, XIVth century
Glass and grilles, XIVth century
Cloister, XIVth century
Height of clocher, 151 feet
ST. ANDRE DE BORDEAUX
Three cathedral churches here before the XIth century
Romanesque structure, XIth century
Present cathedral dates from 1252
North transept portal, XIVth century
Noailles monument, 1662
Length, 450 feet
Width of nave, 65 feet
NOTRE DAME DE BOURG
Main body dates from XVth to XVIIth centuries
Choir and apse, XVth to XVIth centuries
Choir stalls, XVIth century
ST. ETIENNE DE CAHORS
Bishopric founded, IVth century
Cathedral consecrated, 1119
Cupola decorations, 1280-1324
Choir chapels, XVth century Choir, 1285
Tomb of Bishop Solminiac, XVIIth century
Choir paintings, 1315
Cloister, XIIth to XVth century
Cupolas of nave, 50 feet in diameter
Cupolas of choir, 49 feet in height
Height from pavement to cupolas of choir, 82 feet
Height from pavement to cupolas of nave, 195 feet
Portal and western towers, XIVth century
ST. NAZAIRE DE CARCASSONNE
Present-day cathedral, St. Michel, in lower town, 1083
Restored by Viollet-le-Duc, 1849
Visigoth foundation walls of old Cité, Vth to VIIIth centuries
Cité besieged by the Black Prince, 1536
Château of Cité and postern gate, XIth and XIIth centuries
Outer fortifications with circular towers of the time of St. Louis, XIIIth century
Length inside the inner walls, ¼ mile
Length inside the outer walls, 1 mile
Saracens occupied the Cité, 783
Routed by Pepin le Bref, 759
Viscountal dynasty of Trencavels, 1090
Besieged by Simon de Montfort, 1210
Romanesque nave of St. Nazaire, 1096
Choir and transepts, XIIIth and XIVth centuries
Remains of Simon de Montfort buried here (since removed), 1218
Tomb of Bishop Radulph, 1266
Statues in choir, XIVth century
High-altar, 1522
Crypt, XIth century
Sacristy, XIIIth century
The “Pont Vieux,” XIIth and XIIIth centuries
ST. SIFFREIN DE CARPENTRAS
A Roman colony under Augustus, Ist century
St. Siffrein, patron of the cathedral, died, XVIth century
Edifice mainly of the XVIth century
Paintings in nave, XVIIIth and XIXth centuries
Tomb of Bishop Buti, 1710
Episcopal palace built, 1640
Arc de Triomphe, Ist or IId century
Porte d’Orange, XIVth century
ST. BENOIT DE CASTRES
Cathedral dates mainly from XVIIth century
ST. VERAN DE CAVAILLON
Cathedral consecrated by St. Veran, in person, 1259
Tomb of Bishop Jean de Sade, XVIIth century
ST. ETIENNE DE CHALONS-SUR-SAONE
Cathedral completed, XVIth century
Rebuilt, after a disastrous fire, XVIIth century
Remains of early nave, dating from XIIIth century
Bishopric founded, Vth century
Height of nave, 90 feet
Length of nave, 350 feet
CATHEDRALE DE CHAMBERY
First bishop, Michel Conseil, 1780
Main body of cathedral dates from XIVth century
NOTRE DAME DE CLERMONT-FERRAND
Choir and nave, 1248-1265
Urban II. preached the Crusades here, 1095
Sanctuary completed, XIIIth century
Nave completed, except façade, XIVth century
Rose windows, XVth century
Western towers and portal, XIXth century
Height of towers, 340 feet
Height of nave, 100 feet
ST. BERTRAND DE COMMINGES
First monastery here, VIth century
Present cathedral mainly XIIth to XIVth centuries
First bishop, Suavis, VIth century
Monument to Bishop Hugh de Castellane, XIVth century
Length, 210 feet (?)
Width, 55 feet (?)
CATHEDRALE DE DAX
Main fabric, XIIIth century
Reconstructed, XVIIIth century
NOTRE DAME DE DIE
A bishopric in 1285, and from 1672 until 1801
Porch, XIth century
Romanesque fragments in “Porte Rouge,” XIth century
Restored and rebuilt, XVIIth century
Length of nave, 270 feet
Width of nave, 76 feet
CATHEDRALE D’EAUZE
Town destroyed, Xth century
Gothic church (not, however, the former cathedral), XVth century
STE. EULALIE D’ELNE
Cathedral rebuilt from a former structure, XVth century
Cloister, XVth century
NOTRE DAME D’EMBRUN
North porch and peristyle, XIIth century
Romanesque tower rebuilt, XIVth century
The “Tour Brune” XIth century
High-altar, XVIIIth century
Painted triptych, 1518
Coloured glass, XVth century
Organ and gallery, XVIth century
NOTRE DAME DE GRENOBLE
Foundations of choir, XIth century
Tabernacle, XVth century
Tomb of Abbé Chissé, 1407
Former episcopal palace, XIth century
Present episcopal palace, on same site, XVth century
Eglise St André, XIIIth century
“La Grande Chartreuse,” founded by St. Bruno, 1084
“La Grande Chartreuse,” enlarged, XVIth to XVIIth centuries
Monks expelled, 1816 and 1902
ST. LOUIS DE LA ROCHELLE
City besieged unsuccessfully, 1573
City besieged and fell, XVIIth century
Huguenots held the city from 1557 to 1629
Present cathedral dates from 1735
NOTRE DAME DE LE PUY
First bishop, St. Georges, IIId century
Primitive cathedral, Vth century
West façade of present edifice, XIIth century
Choir, Xth century
Virgin of Le Puy, 50 feet in height
Aguille de St. Michel, 250 feet in height, 50 feet in circumference at top, 500 feet at base
ST. ETIENNE DE LIMOGES
Nave, XVth and XVIth centuries
Romanesque portion of nave, XIth century
Lower portion of tower, XIth century
Clocher, XIIIth century
Choir, XIIIth century
Transepts, XIVth and XVth centuries
Choir-screen, 1543
Coloured glass, XVth and XIXth centuries
Tomb of Bishop Brun, 1349; de la Porte, 1325; Langeac, 1541
Crypt, XIth century
Height of clocher, 240 feet
Enamels of reredos, XVIIth century
ST. FULCRAN DE LODEVE
City converted to Christianity, 323
Earliest portion of cathedral, Xth century
Main portion of fabric, XIIth century
Cathedral completed, XVIth century
Tomb of Bishop de la Panse, 1658
Height of nave, 80 feet
CATHEDRALE DE LUCON
Ancient abbey, VIIth century
First bishop appointed, 1317
Richelieu bishop here, 1616-1624
Main fabric of cathedral dates from XIIth to XVIIth centuries
Fabric restored, 1853
Cloister of episcopal palace, XVth century
ST. JEAN DE LYON
Bridge across Saône, Xth century
Earliest portions of cathedral, 1180
Concile générale of the Church held at Lyons, 1245 and 1274
Portail, XVth century
Glass of choir, XIIIth and XIVth centuries
Great bourdon, 1662
Weight of great bourdon, 10,000 kilos
Chapelle des Bourbons, XVth century
Astronomical clock, XVIth and XVIIth centuries
STE. MARIE MAJEURE DE MARSEILLES
First bishop, St. Lasare, Ist century
Ancient cathedral built upon the ruins of a temple to Diana, XIth century
New cathedral begun, 1852
Practically completed, 1893
Length, 460 feet
Height of central dome, 197 feet
ST. JEAN DE MAURIENNE
Relique of St. Jean Baptiste, first brought here in VIth century
Cloister, 1452
ST. PIERRE DE MENDE
First bishop, Xth century
Main fabric of cathedral, XIVth century
Restoration, XVIIth century
Towers, XVIth century
Organ-case, 1640
Height of western towers, 203 and 276 feet
ST. PIERRE DE MONTPELLIER
Bishopric removed here from Maguelonne, 1536
Pope Urban V. consecrated present cathedral in a former Benedictine abbey, 1364
Length of nave, 181 feet
Width of nave, 49 feet
Length of choir, 43 feet
Width of choir, 39 feet
NOTRE DAME DE MOULINS
Towers and west front, XIXth century
Choir and nave, 1465-1507
Coloured glass, XVth and XVIth centuries
Choir restoration completed, 1885
Sepulchre, XVIth century
Height of western spires, 312 feet
Château of Ducs de Bourbon (facing the cathedral) XIVth century
ST. JUST DE NARBONNE
Choir begun, 1272-1330
Choir rebuilt, XVIIIth century
Remains of cloister, XIVth and XVth century
Towers, XVth century
Tombs of bishops, XIVth to XVIth centuries
Organ buffet, 1741
Height of choir vault, 120 (127?) feet
ST. CASTOR DE NIMES
St. Felix the first bishop, IVth century
St. Castor as bishop, 1030
Cathedral damaged by wars of XVIth and XVIIth centuries
Length of grande axe of Arena, 420 feet
Capacity of Arena, 80,000 persons
STE. MARIE D’OLORON
Earliest portions, XIth century
Completed, XVth century
Length of nave, 150 feet
Width of nave, 106 feet
NOTRE DAME D’ORANGE
Oldest portions, 1085
Nave, 1085-1126
CATHEDRALE DE PAMIERS
Clocher, XIVth century
Nave rebuilt, XVIIth century
Ancient Abbey of St. Antoine, XIth century
First bishop, Bernard Saisset, 1297
ST. FRONT DE PERIGUEUX
Primitive monastery founded, VIth century
Cathedral dates from 984-1047
Cathedral rebuilt, XIIth century
Cathedral restored, XIXth century
Pulpit in carved wood, XVIIth
Confessionals, Xth or XIth century
Paintings in vaulting, XIth century
Length of nave, 197 feet
Height of pillars of nave, 44 feet
Height of cupola of clocher, 217 feet
Height of great arches in interior, 65 feet
ST. JEAN DE PERPIGNAN
Tower, XIVth century
Rétable, XIV century
Altar-screen, XIVth century
Bishop’s tomb, 1695
ST. PIERRE DE POITIERS
Eglise St. Hilaire, Xth and XIth centuries
Baptistère, IVth to XIIth centuries
St. Radegonde, XIth and XIIth centuries
Cathedral begun, 1162
High-altar dedicated, 1199
Choir completed, 1250
Western doorway, XVth century
Coloured glass, XIIIth and XVIIIth centuries
NOTRE DAME DE RODEZ
Dates chiefly from 1275
Choir, XIVth century
Nave, XVth century
Cross-vaults, tribune, sacristy door, and façade, from about 1535
Clôture of choir designed by Cusset
Terrace to episcopal palace designed by Philandrier, 1550
Episcopal palace itself dates, in the main, from XVIIth century
Rose window of façade is the most notable in France south of the Loire, excepting Poitiers
ST. PIERRE DE SAINTES
Eglise St. Eutrope, 1081-1096
Primitive cathedral, 1117
Cathedral rebuilt, 1585
First two bays of transept, XIIth century
Nave completed, XVth century
Vaulting of choir and nave, XVth to XVIIth centuries
Height of flamboyant tower (XIVth century), 236 feet
CATHEDRALE DE SARLAT
Benedictine abbey dates from VIIIth century
Cathedral mainly of XIth and XIIth centuries
Sepulchral chapel, XIIth century
CATHEDRALE DE SION
First bishop, St. Théodule, IVth century
Choir of Eglise Ste. Catherine, Xth or XIth century
Bishop of Sion sent as papal legate to Winchester, 1070
Main body of cathedral, XVth century
ST. PIERRE DE ST. CLAUDE
Abbey founded by St. Claude, Vth century
Bishopric founded by Jos. de Madet, 1742
Bishopric suppressed, 1790
Bishopric revived again, 1821
Main fabric of cathedral, XIVth century
Cathedral restored, XVIIIth century
Length, 200 feet (approx.)
Width, 85 feet "
Height, 85 feet "
ST. ODILON DE ST. FLOUR
Bishopric founded, 1318
Present cathedral begun, 1375
" " dedicated, 1496
" " completed, 1556
Episcopal palace, 1800
Château de St. Flour, 1000
ST. LISIER OR COUSERANS
Former cathedral, XIIth and XIIIth centuries
Bishop’s palace, XVIIth century
STE. MARIE MAJEURE DE TOULON
Main body of fabric, XIth and XIIth centuries
Façade, XVIIth century
Length of nave, 160 feet
Width of nave, 35 feet
ST. ETIENNE DE TOULOUSE
Nave, XIIIth century
Tower, XVth and XVIth century
Choir, 1275-1502
Bishopric founded, IIId century
Archbishopric founded, 1327
Width of nave, 62 feet
ST PAUL TROIS CHATEAUX
| Chapel to St. Restuit first erected here, IVth century | |
| Town devastated by the Vandals, Vth century | |
| ″ ″ ″ ″ | Saracens, 736 |
| ″ ″ ″ ″ | Protestants, XIVth century |
| ″ ″ ″ ″ | Catholics, XIVth century |
| Former cathedral, XIth and XIIth centuries | |
CATHEDRALE DE TULLE
Benedictine foundation, VIIth century
Cloister, VIIth century (?)
Bishopric founded, 1317
Romanesque and transition nave, XIIth century
ST. THEODORIT D’UZES
Inhabitants of the town, including the bishop, mostly became Protestant, XVIth century
Cathedral rebuilt and restored, XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries
Tour Fénestrelle, XIIIth century
Organ-case, XVIIth century
Height of the “Tour Fénestrelle,” 130 feet
CATHEDRALE DE VAISON
Cloister, XIth century
Eglise de St. Quinin, VIIth century
ST. APOLLINAIRE DE VALENCE
Cathedral rebuilt and reconsecrated by Urban II., XIth century
Reconstructed, 1604
Bishopric founded, IVth century
Foundations laid, XIIth century
Cenotaph to Pius VI., 1799
Height of tower, 187 feet
CATHEDRALE DE VABRES
Principally, XIVth century
Rebuilt and reconstructed, and clocher added, XVIIIth century
NOTRE DAME DE VENCE
Fabric of various eras, VIth, Xth, XIIth, and XVth centuries
Rétable, XVIth century
Choir-stalls, XVth century
ST. MAURICE DE VIENNE
Bishopric dates from IId century
St. Crescent, first bishop, 118
Cathedral begun, 1052
Reconstructed, 1515
Coloured glass, in part, XIVth century
Tomb of Cardinal de Montmorin, XVIth century
Metropolitan privileges of Vienne confirmed by Pope Paschal II., 1099
CATHEDRALE DE VIVIERS
Choir, XIVth century
Tower, XIVth and XVth centuries