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The '''Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Montauban''' is a national monument of France located in the town of [[Montauban]].
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'''Montauban Cathedral''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Montauban'') is a [[Roman Catholic]] cathedral and a [[Monument historique|national monument]] of [[France]] located in the town of [[Montauban]].
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The cathedral was protestant from the start of the Wars of Religion until Catholicism returned to Montauban in 1629, the construction of a new church was agreed after the revocation of the [[Edict of Nantes]] in 1685. The cornerstone of the new cathedral was laid in 1692, and the church was consecrated in 1739. Initially, the architect [[François d'Orbay]], supervised the works. When he died in 1697, he was succeeded by [[Jules Hardouin-Mansart]] and [[Robert de Cotte]].


It is the seat of the [[Bishopric of Montauban]], created in 1317, abolished by the [[Concordat of 1801]] and transferred to the [[Archdiocese of Toulouse]], and restored in 1822.
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The towers frame the west facade, a pure product that applies all the conventions of classical art, i.e. an [[Ionic order|Ionic]] facade with a peristyle mounted by statues of the four Evangelists which replaced the original statues. The interior is decorated with [[pilasters]], [[metopes]] and [[triglyphs]], and the cathedral's strict, elegant vertical lines make it a masterpiece of classical architecture. A famous painting by [[Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres|Ingres]], The Vow of Louis XIII, hangs in the north arm of the transept.

The cathedral of Montauban was [[Protestant]] from the start of the [[French Wars of Religion|Wars of Religion]] until Catholicism returned to Montauban in 1629.

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The construction of a new church, the present building, was agreed after the revocation of the [[Edict of Nantes]] in 1685. The cornerstone of the new cathedral was laid in 1692, and the church was consecrated in 1739. Initially, the architect [[François d'Orbay]] supervised the works. When he died in 1697, he was succeeded by [[Jules Hardouin-Mansart]] and [[Robert de Cotte]].

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The towers frame the west façade, a pure product that applies all the conventions of classical art, i.e. an [[Ionic order|Ionic]] facade with a peristyle mounted by statues of the [[Four Evangelists]] which replaced the original statues. The interior is decorated with [[pilaster]]s, [[metope (architecture)|metope]]s and [[triglyph]]s, and the cathedral's strict and elegant vertical lines make it a typical example of [[classical architecture]]. A famous painting by [[Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres|Ingres]], "''[[The Vow of Louis XIII]]''", hangs in the north arm of the transept.

<gallery class="center">
Montauban - Cathédrale intérieur.jpg|Interior view of Montauban Cathedral.
Montauban - Cathédrale orgue.jpg|Organ
Pupilt of Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Montauban PM82000331.jpg|Pulpit
File:Le Voeu de Louis XIII.jpg|''The Vow of Louis XIII'' by Ingres
</gallery>


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Montauban|Montauban Cathedral}}
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* [http://www.scholares.net/index.php?Gazetteer-Montauban Location]
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10524a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Montauban]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmntb.html Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Montauban]
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* [http://www.aeolus-music.com/Instruments/Organ/Montauban-Cathedral Picture of organ in Cathedral]

{{Catholic Church in France|state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:Roman Catholic cathedrals in France]]
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[[Category:Churches in Tarn-et-Garonne]]


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*[http://www.scholares.net/index.php?Gazetteer-Montauban Location]
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*[http://www.aeolus-music.com/foto/montauban2-img.htm Picture of organ in Cathedral]
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[[Category:Tarn-et-Garonne]]


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Latest revision as of 14:08, 27 March 2024

Montauban Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Montauban
Montauban Cathedral
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceBishopric of Montauban
RegionTarn-et-Garonne
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
StatusActive
Location
LocationMontauban, France
Geographic coordinates44°0′55″N 1°21′19″E / 44.01528°N 1.35528°E / 44.01528; 1.35528
Architecture
Typechurch
Groundbreaking1692

Montauban Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Montauban) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and a national monument of France located in the town of Montauban.

It is the seat of the Bishopric of Montauban, created in 1317, abolished by the Concordat of 1801 and transferred to the Archdiocese of Toulouse, and restored in 1822.

The cathedral of Montauban was Protestant from the start of the Wars of Religion until Catholicism returned to Montauban in 1629.

The construction of a new church, the present building, was agreed after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. The cornerstone of the new cathedral was laid in 1692, and the church was consecrated in 1739. Initially, the architect François d'Orbay supervised the works. When he died in 1697, he was succeeded by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Robert de Cotte.

The towers frame the west façade, a pure product that applies all the conventions of classical art, i.e. an Ionic facade with a peristyle mounted by statues of the Four Evangelists which replaced the original statues. The interior is decorated with pilasters, metopes and triglyphs, and the cathedral's strict and elegant vertical lines make it a typical example of classical architecture. A famous painting by Ingres, "The Vow of Louis XIII", hangs in the north arm of the transept.

  • Interior view of Montauban Cathedral.
    Interior view of Montauban Cathedral.
  • Organ
    Organ
  • Pulpit
    Pulpit
  • The Vow of Louis XIII by Ingres
    The Vow of Louis XIII by Ingres
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