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Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier

Cathedral of Saint Peter
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre
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Main entrance of Montpellier Cathedral (south).
Basic information
Location Montpellier, France
Geographic coordinates 43°36′48″N 3°52′27″E / 43.61333°N 3.87417°E / 43.61333; 3.87417Coordinates: 43°36′48″N 3°52′27″E / 43.61333°N 3.87417°E / 43.61333; 3.87417
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Rite Roman
District Archdiocese of Montpellier
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Architectural description
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Gothic

Montpellier Cathedral, properly the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier, is a Roman Catholic cathedral and a national monument of France located in the city of Montpellier. It is the seat of the Archbishops, previously Bishops, of Montpellier.

The church was originally attached to the monastery of Saint-Benoît, which was founded in 1364. The building was elevated to the status of cathedral in 1536, when the see of Maguelonne was transferred to Montpellier. After the building suffered extensive damage during the Wars of Religion between Catholics and Protestants in the 16th century, it was rebuilt in the 17th.

The court of honor of the Faculty of Medicine, formerly the cloister of the monastery

The bell tower seen from the court of honor of the School of Medicine

View from the Corum

The Lépine organ restored by Kern

One of the east entrances


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