Building Name: | Vabres Cathedral French: Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur-et-Saint-Pierre de Vabres |
Location: | Vabres-l'Abbaye, France |
Geo: | 43.9447°N 2.8372°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic Church |
Rite: | Roman |
Region: | Aveyron |
Province: | Bishopric of Vabres |
Status: | Cathedral |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architecture: | yes |
Architecture Type: | church |
Vabres Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur-et-Saint-Pierre de Vabres) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Vabres-l'Abbaye, France.
It was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Vabres, established in 1317 and abolished under the Concordat of 1801.
In 1793, during the French Revolution, the cathedral was gutted by a battalion of the Revolutionary army. The soldiers removed a marble altar to build a monument for the recently murdered Jean-Paul Marat and then burned the cathedral.