Lavaur Cathedral
Lavaur Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Alain de Lavaur) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in the town of Lavaur, Tarn, France. The cathedral is a national monument since 1911.[1]
| Lavaur Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Alain de Lavaur | |
|---|---|
 Lavaur Cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
| Province | Diocese of Lavaur |
| Region | Tarn |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Lavaur,  France |
| Geographic coordinates | |
| Architecture | |
| Type | church |
| Style | Southern French Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 13th century |
| Completed | 16th century |
Until the Concordat of 1801,[2] this was the seat of the Diocese of Lavaur, now held by the Archbishop of Albi.
The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Alan of Lavaur. The present structure dates from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, and has an octagonal bell-tower. A second, smaller square tower contains a 16th-century jacquemart (a statue which strikes the hours with a hammer). In the bishop's garden is the statue of Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases, one of the companions of Napoleon on Saint Helena.
On 5 February 2019, teenagers vandalised parts of the cathedral, lighting a small fire and twisting the arm of a crucifix to make it appear that Christ was dabbing.[3]
References
- Base Mérimée: PA00095584, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Eglise Saint-Alain
- Paul Pisani (1907). Répertoire biographique de l'épiscopat constitutionnel (1791-1802) (in French). Paris: A. Picard et fils. pp. 18–26, 403–407.
- Dillies, Béatrice; Bornia, Richard (6 February 2019). "[VIDEO] Croix bousculées, crèche brûlée : la cathédrale de Lavaur dans le Tarn vandalisée". La Dépêche (in French).
