Viviers Cathedral

Viviers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Viviers
Tower of Viviers Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Bishop of Viviers
Region	Ardèche
Rite	Roman
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	Active
Location
Location	Viviers, France
Geographic coordinates	44°28′55″N 4°41′26″E
Architecture
Type	church
Style	Romanesque, Gothic
Groundbreaking	11th century
Completed	18th century

Viviers Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Viviers) is a Roman Catholic church, dedicated to Saint Vincent, in the town of Viviers in the department of Ardèche, France. It is the seat of the Bishop of Viviers.

The vaulted ceiling reconstructed in the 18th century

The construction of the tower dates from the 11th century, and the greater part of the rest of the building from the 12th century. The vaulted ceiling was destroyed during the Wars of Religion of the 16th century, and was not reconstructed until the 18th century, when the work was carried out by Jean-Baptiste Franque.

The cathedral has been protected as a monument historique since 9 August 1906.^[1]

On the night of 25–26 September 2021 lightning struck and destroyed one of the spires of the cathedral, which was already undergoing restoration after the earthquake of November 2019.^[2]

References

1. Base Mérimée: Cathédrale Saint-Vincent, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
2. "Viviers (Ardèche) : la flèche de la cathédrale Saint-Vincent détruite par la foudre". France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-30.

Further reading

• www.culture.gouv.fr: Cathédrales - Viviers: historical photographs (in French)
• Patrimoine de France (in French)
• Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Viviers
• Media related to Viviers Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons