General Information
| Name in local language: | Cathédrale Saint-Benoît |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 17th century |
| Completion: | 18th century |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Cathedral |
|---|---|
| Architectural style: |
Baroque |
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
| Architectural style: |
tower: Romanesque |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1953 |
for registered users |
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Location
Technical Information
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Castres Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Benoît de Castres), now the Roman Catholic church of Saint Benoît (Saint Benedict), is a historical religious building in Castres, Languedoc, France.
It was formerly the seat of the bishop of Castres, but the diocese was not restored after the French Revolution and was added by the Concordat of 1801 to the Archdiocese of Albi.
The first cathedral was built in the 14th century after the creation of the diocese of Castres in 1317, along with a number of other dioceses created in the region after the suppression of the Albigensians. It was destroyed during the French Wars of Religion.
The present building which replaced it was constructed in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Castres Cathedral" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1982): La cathédrale de Castres. Presented at: Congrès archéologique de France, 140ème session, Albigeois, 1982, pp. 221-234.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20034498 - Published on:
16/02/2008 - Last updated on:
14/08/2022
