Tours Cathedral

Tours Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Gatianus of Tours
French: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours
Tours Cathedral
Map
LocationTours, Indre-et-Loire
Country France
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Websitewww.paroisse-cathedrale-tours.fr
History
StatusCathedral
DedicationGatianus of Tours
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typechurch
StyleFrench Gothic
Groundbreaking1170 (1170)
Completed1547 (1547)
Specifications
Length100 metres (330 ft)
Width28 metres (92 ft)
Number of towers2
Tower height68 metres (223 ft) (north)
69 metres (226 ft) (south)
Administration
ArchdioceseTours
ParishSt. Maurice
Clergy
ArchbishopBernard-Nicolas Aubertin (fr)

Tours Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours) is a Roman Catholic church located in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France, and dedicated to Saint Gatianus. It is the seat of the Archbishops of Tours, the metropolitan cathedral of the Tours ecclesiastical province. It was built between 1170 and 1547. At the time construction began, the church was located at the south end of the bridge over the river Loire, on the road from Paris to the south-west of France. It has been a classified monument historique since 1862.[1] Since 1905 it has been owned by the French State, with the Catholic Church having the exclusive rights of use.[2]

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Cathédrale Saint-Maurice, Saint-Gatien, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ www.paroisse-cathedrale-tours.fr |Internet site of the Cathedrale Saint-Gatien