General Information
| Beginning of works: | 13th century |
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| Completion: | 14th century |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Cathedral |
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Location
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Sées Cathedral (French:Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées) is a Roman Catholic church and national monument of France in Sées (formerly also Séez) in Normandy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Séez.
The cathedral was declared a basilica minor on 7 March 1871.
The Gothic cathedral dates from the 13th and 14th century and occupies the site of three earlier churches. The west front, which is disfigured by the buttresses projecting beyond it, has two stately spires of open work 230 ft. high. The nave was built towards the end of the 13th century. The choir, built soon afterwards, is remarkable for the lightness of its construction. In the choir are four bas-reliefs of great beauty representing scenes in the life of the Virgin Mary; and the altar is adorned with another depicting the removal of the relics of Saints Gervais and Protais. The church has constantly been the object of restoration and reconstruction.
The cathedral has a magnificent organ by Cavaille-Coll which has recently been restored. Sunday afternoon recitals are held during July and August. The choir organ is also by the same maker.
In 2015, during restoration work on the North Tower, three new bells were installed.
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Dictionnaire des églises de France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse (Tome IV-B). Normandie. Robert Laffont, Paris (France), pp. 151-153.
- (1997): Les plus belles cathédrales de France. Sélection du Readers Digest, Paris (France), pp. 24-27.
- (1953): Sées. La cathédrale. Presented at: Congrès archéologique de France, 111ème session, Orne, pp. 39-54.
- (1953): Les vitraux de la cathédrale de Sées. Presented at: Congrès archéologique de France, 111ème session, Orne, pp. 59-83.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20011459 - Published on:
10/01/2004 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
