Grasse Cathedral

Grasse Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse
Grasse Cathedral
Basic information
Location Grasse,  France
Geographic coordinates Coordinates: 43°39′28.3″N 6°55′29″E / 43.657861°N 6.92472°E / 43.657861; 6.92472
Affiliation Roman Catholic Church
Rite Roman
Province Bishop of Grasse
Region Alpes-Maritimes
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Status Active
Architectural description
Architectural type church
Architectural style Romanesque

Grasse Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse) is a 12th-century Roman Catholic church located in Grasse, France. The former cathedral is in the Romanesque architectural style, and is a national monument.[1] It is now the church of Notre-Dame-du-Puy.

It was the seat of the Bishop of Grasse. The diocese of Grasse was absorbed by the diocese of Nice under the Concordat of 1801.

References

  1. "Ancienne cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy, Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2017-08-12.


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