Vabres Cathedral Explained

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.

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