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Carcassonne Cathedral

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Location
  
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
  
Phone
  
+33 4 68 25 14 48

Affiliation
  
Roman Catholic

Architectural style
  
Gothic architecture

Architectural type
  
Carcassonne Cathedral

Address
  
52 Rue Voltaire, 11000 Carcassonne, France

District
  
Similar
  
LE PARC AUSTRALIEN, Château Comtal, Basilica of Saints Nazarius, Lac de la Cavayère, Cité de Carcassonne

Carcassonne Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne) is a cathedral and designated national monument in Carcassonne, France. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Carcassonne.

The building was built in the thirteenth century as a parish church, dedicated to Saint Michael. Following war damage in the fourteenth century it was rebuilt as a fortified church.

In 1803 St. Michael's was elevated to cathedral status, replacing the earlier cathedral dedicated to Saints Nazarius and Celsus, now the Basilica of St. Nazaire and St. Celse.

St. Michael's is used by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.

References

Carcassonne Cathedral Wikipedia


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