Vienne Cathedral
| Vienne Cathedral | |
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| Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne | |
Saint Maurice, Facade
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| 45°31′27″N 4°52′23″E / 45.52417°N 4.87306°ECoordinates: 45°31′27″N 4°52′23″E / 45.52417°N 4.87306°E | |
| Location | Vienne, Isère |
| Country | France |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | cathedraledevienne |
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| Status | Co-cathedral (since 1801) |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Monument historique |
| Architectural type | church |
| Style | French Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | c. 1130 |
| Completed | 1529 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Guy de Kerimel |
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Official name: Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne |
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| Type | Église |
| Designated | 1840 |
| Reference no. | PA00117325 |
Official name: Cathédrale Saint-Maurice
Vienne Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne) is a medieval Catholic cathedral in the city of Vienne, France. Dedicated to Saint Maurice, it was the epicopal see of the primate of the ancient Septem Provinciae and of the Archdiocese of Vienne until its abolition confirmed by the Concordat of 1801. It today serves as co-cathedral of the Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne. The present-day building, erected from 1130 onwards, was classified a French national heritage site (monument historique) in the list of historic monuments of 1840.
Mentioned as the burial place of the Burgundian king Boso of Provence in 887, no traces are left from the former church buildings at the site. Construction works at Vienne Cathedral are documented under the tenure of Archbishop Léger from 1030 to 1070; on 9 February 1119, Archbishop Guy of Burgundy was crowned Pope here (as Callixtus II).
The construction of the preserved church was begun in a Late Romanesque style about 1130. Built over a long period, Gothic modifications and extensions were carried out until its consecration by Pope Innocent IV on 20 April 1251. From 16 October 1311, Pope Clement V convened the Council of Vienne, where the clergy resolved upon the dissolution of the Knights Templar. The facade was added in the 16th century, with the capstone ceremony held in 1529.
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