Toulon Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Seds de Toulon | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
District | Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon |
Rite | Roman |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Location | |
Location | Toulon, France |
Geographic coordinates | 43°7′18″N 5°56′3″E / 43.12167°N 5.93417°E |
Architecture | |
Type | church |
Style | Baroque, Romanesque, Corinthian |
Groundbreaking | 11th century |
Completed | 18th century |
Toulon Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Seds de Toulon; Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède de Toulon), also known as Sainte-Marie-Majeure, is a Catholic church located in Toulon, in the Var department of France. The cathedral is a national monument. Construction of the church began in the 11th century and finished in the 18th century. From the 5th century onwards, it was the seat of the Bishops of Toulon, and since 1957 has been the ecclesiastical seat of the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon.