Vaison Cathedral

Vaison Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth de Vaison
Vaison Cathedral
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceBishopric of Vaison
RegionVaucluse
RiteRoman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
StatusActive
Location
LocationVaison,  France
Geographic coordinates44°14′30″N 5°4′8″E / 44.24167°N 5.06889°E / 44.24167; 5.06889
Architecture
Typechurch
StyleRomanesque
Groundbreaking11th century
Former Vaison Cathedral (Notre-Dame de Nazareth)

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.

Former Vaison Cathedral (Sainte-Marie de l'Assomption)

The second former cathedral of Vaison is the Cathedral of the Assumption (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-de-l'Assomption), also known as the 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]