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| Nevers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers | |
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 Nevers Cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Province | Dijon |
| Region | Nièvre |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Nevers,France |
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| Coordinates | 46°59′14″N3°9′26″E / 46.98722°N 3.15722°E /46.98722; 3.15722 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | church |
| Style | Romanesque,Gothic |
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Nevers Cathedral (French:Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers) is aRoman Catholicchurch located in the town ofNevers,Nièvre,France, and dedicated to SaintsCyricus and Julitta. The cathedral is the seat of theBishop of Nevers. It is anational monument.[1] The cathedral was designated a basilica in the mid-19th century.
Nevers was one of the pilgrimage sites on route toSantiago de Compostela. The original cathedral was dedicated to SaintsGervasius and Protasius before being rebuilt in the early ninth century by Bishop Jerome.[2]The present cathedral is a combination of two buildings, and possesses twoapses. The apse andtransept at the west end are the remains of aRomanesque church, built in the 11th century,[3] on the Carolingian foundations.
After the building suffered a series of fires in the 13th century, theGothic nave and eastern apse were added to the still standing Romanesque parts.[4] There is no transept at the eastern end.[5] The lateral portal on the south side belongs to the late 15th century; the massive and elaborately decorated Bohier tower which rises beside it to the early 16th century. The gothic nave and chevet were seriously damaged by aRoyal Air Force bombing in the night of 15–16 July 1944 but later restored.
The cathedral preserves a polychrome oak triumphal cross dating from about 1200. The cross bears aChristus carved in walnut. At each end are medallions with symbols representing the four evangelists.[6]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nevers".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 456–457.
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