Quimper Cathedral

Quimper Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Corentin, Quimper
West façade of Quimper Cathedral
Map
LocationQuimper, Finistère Finistère
CountryFrance
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1239
DedicationSt. Corentin of Quimper
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic
Administration
DioceseQuimper (–Cornouaille) and Léon
Clergy
Bishop(s)Laurent Dognin

Quimper Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Corentin (French: Cathédrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper, Breton: Iliz-veur Sant-Kaourintin), is a Roman Catholic cathedral and national monument of Brittany in France. It is located in the town of Quimper and is the seat of the Diocese of Quimper and Léon.[1] Saint Corentin was its first bishop.[2]

The cathedral is notable in that, unlike most other Gothic cathedrals, it slightly bends in the middle to match the contours of its location, and avoid an area that was swampy at the time of the construction.[not verified in body]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Quimper".
  2. ^ "Saint-Corentin cathedral".