General Information
| Name in local language: | Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
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| Beginning of works: | 17th century |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Cathedral |
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| Material: |
Masonry structure |
Location
Technical Information
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Alès Cathedral (French:Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Alès) is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and located in the town of Alès in the department of Gard, France. It has been amonument historique since 9 May 1914.
Alès was formerly a centre of the Huguenots and was taken only after a long siege by Louis XIII in 1627. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alès was established here in 1694, at which time the construction of the cathedral began, but was not restored after the French Revolution: by the Concordat of 1801 its parishes were divided between the dioceses of Avignon and Mende.
Alès and its cathedral lie near the start of The Regordane Way, or St. Gilles Trail, an ancient road and medieval pilgrimage route.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Alès Cathedral" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2000): Une reconstruction lente et difficile: l'église cathédrale d'Alès aux 17ème et 18ème siècles. Presented at: Congrès archéologique de France - Monuments du Gard, 157éme session, pp. 87-99.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20033582 - Published on:
06/12/2007 - Last updated on:
08/03/2017
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