Building Name: | Vaison Cathedral French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth de Vaison |
Location: | Vaison, France |
Geo: | 44.2417°N 5.0689°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Region: | Vaucluse |
Province: | Bishopric of Vaison |
Status: | Cathedral |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architecture: | yes |
Architecture Type: | church |
Architecture Style: | Romanesque |
Groundbreaking: | 11th century |
Vaison Cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady of Nazareth (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Nazareth de Vaison), is a Roman Catholic church and one of the two former cathedrals in Vaison-la-Romaine, France. It was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Vaison, abolished under the Concordat of 1801.[1] [2]
The structure of the cathedral in general is Romanesque, and dates from the 11th century; however, the apse and the apsidal chapels are from the Merovingian period.
The second former cathedral of Vaison is the Cathedral of the Assumption (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-de-l'Assomption), also known as the French: Cathédrale de la Haute-Ville because of its location on top of the mount inside the city walls. It was built some centuries later than the other cathedral, for greater security in disturbed times.[3] [4]