Bayonne Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Bayonne or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayonne (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne or Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayonne; Basque: Santa Maria katedrala or Andre Maria katedrala), commonly known as Bayonne Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Bayonne, France. It is the seat of the former Bishops of Bayonne, now the Bishops of Bayonne, Lescar, and Oloron. The cathedral is in the Gothic architectural tradition.
The site was previously occupied by a Romanesque cathedral that was destroyed by two fires in 1258 and 1310.[1] Construction of the present cathedral began in the 13th century and was completed at the beginning of the 17th, except for the two spires which were not finished until the 19th century. The structure has been much restored and refurbished, notably by Émile Boeswildwald, architect to the French government in the 19th century, and a pupil of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.[2]
The cathedral contains the relics of Saint Leo of Bayonne, a 9th-century Bishop of Bayonne and evangelizer of the Basque Country.[3] The cathedral stands on the Pilgrimage Way of Santiago de Compostela and, as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France, has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998.[4][5]
References
- ^ Melton, J. Gordon (2014). Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 Volumes]: 5,000 Years of Religious History. Vol. 2. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 849. ISBN 9781610690263.
- ^ "Bayonne cathedral and cloister - Tourism Bayonne, France". www.bayonne-tourisme.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "St Léon de Bayonne". www.collegenotredamebayonne.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (Maps)". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
Bibliography
- Saint-Vanne, A. (1930). "La cathedrale de Bayonne". Bulletin trimestriel: Société des sciences, lettres, arts, et d'ėtudes regionales de Bayonne n.s. 5 (Bayonne 1930), pp. 10–51. (in French)
External links
Media related to Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayonne at Wikimedia Commons
- Location of this building
- Website of the cloister
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Via Turonensis
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame (Amiens)
- Church of Saint-Pierre (Aulnay)
- Cathedral of Sainte-Marie (Bayonne)
- Basilica of Saint-Seurin (Bordeaux)
- Basilica of Saint-Michel (Bordeaux)
- Cathedral of Saint-André (Bordeaux)
- Parochial church of Saint-Jacques (Compiègne)
- Church of Saint-Jacques-Le-Majeur et Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Folleville)
- Church of Saint-Hilaire (Melle)
- Bell tower of the old church (Mimizan)
- Mont-Saint-Michel
- Tour Saint-Jacques (Paris)
- Church of Saint-Hilaire le Grand (Poitiers)
- Former pilgrims hospital (Pons)
- Royal abbey of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Saint-Jean-d'Angély)
- Church of Saint-Eutrope (Saintes)
- Abbey of Saint-Jean (Sorde-l'Abbaye)
- Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres (Soulac-sur-Mer)
Via Lemovicensis
- Church of Saint-Jacques d’Asquins (Asquins)
- Former cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Bazas)
- Cathedral of Saint-Etienne (Bourges)
- Church of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux (Châlons-en-Champagne)
- Priory church of Sainte-Croix-Notre-Dame (La Charité-sur-Loire)
- Basilica of Notre-Dame (L'Épine)
- Collegial church of Saint-Étienne (Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre)
- Cathedral of Saint-Front (Périgueux)
- Church of Saint-Léonard (Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat)
- Abbey (Saint-Sever)
- Former abbey of Notre-Dame de la Sauve Majeure (La Sauve)
- Church of Saint-Pierre (La Sauve)
- Basilica of Sainte-Madeleine (Vézelay)
Via Podiensis
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Via Tolasana
- Pont du Diable (Aniane)
- Hospice of the Plan and chapel of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption (Aragnouet)
- Church of St Honorat (Arles)
- Cathedral of Sainte-Marie (Auch)
- Church of Notre-Dame de Tramesaygues (Audressein)
- Parochial church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Gavarnie-Gèdre)
- Church of Saint-Jacques (Gazost)
- Church of Saint-Laurent (Jézeau)
- Church of Sainte-Marie (Oloron-Sainte-Marie)
- Church of Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (Rabastens)
- Former cathedral of Notre-Dame (Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges)
- Early Christian basilica, Chapel of Saint-Julien (Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges)
- Former abbatial church (Saint-Gilles)
- Former abbey of Gellone (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert)
- Former cathedral and cloister, cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède, episcopal palace, rempart (Saint-Lizier)
- Basilica of Saint-Sernin (Toulouse)
- Hospital of Saint-Jacques (Toulouse)
- Basilica of Saint-Just (Valcabrère)
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