Nevers Cathedral

For other places with the same name, see Nevers (disambiguation).

Nevers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers
Nevers Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic Church
Province	Dijon
Region	Nièvre
Rite	Roman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	Active
Location
Location	Nevers, France
Geographic coordinates	46°59′14″N 3°9′26″E
Architecture
Type	church
Style	Romanesque, Gothic
Website
https://p-stf.com/

Nevers - Cathédrale-basilique Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte

Nevers Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Nevers, Nièvre, France, and dedicated to Saints Cyricus and Julitta. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Nevers. It is a national monument.^[1] The cathedral was designated a basilica in the mid-19th century.

History

Nevers was one of the pilgrimage sites on route to Santiago de Compostela. The original cathedral was dedicated to Saints Gervasius and Protasius before being rebuilt in the early ninth century by Bishop Jerome.^[2] The present cathedral is a combination of two buildings, and possesses two apses. The apse and transept at the west end are the remains of a Romanesque church, built in the 11th century,^[3] on the Carolingian foundations.

Architecture

After the building suffered a series of fires in the 13th century, the Gothic nave and eastern apse were added to the still standing Romanesque parts.^[4] There is no transept at the eastern end.^[5] The lateral portal on the south side belongs to the late 15th century; the massive and elaborately decorated Bohier tower which rises beside it to the early 16th century. The gothic nave and chevet were seriously damaged by bombing in July 1944 but later restored.

The cathedral preserves a polychrome oak triumphal cross dating from about 1200. The cross bears a Christus carved in walnut. At each end are medallions with symbols representing the four evangelists.^[6]

Burials

• Yolande II, Countess of Nevers
• Henriette of Cleves

See also

• List of Gothic Cathedrals in Europe

References

1. Base Mérimée: Cathédrale Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
2. Goyau, Georges. "Nevers." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 21 June 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nevers". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 456–457.
4. "The Cathedral St Cyr Ste Julitte", Office de Tourisme Nevers
5. "Nevers Cathedral", CurateND
6. Cren, Nadia Bertoni; Cren, Stéphane (2019). "The triumphal cross of the cathedral of Nevers: Painting technique and examination". Medievalista (26). doi:10.4000/medievalista.2321. S2CID 201575155.

External links

• Location of the cathedral