Vaison Cathedral

Vaison Cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady of Nazareth (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Nazareth de Vaison), is a Roman Catholic church and one of the two former cathedrals in Vaison-la-Romaine, France. It was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Vaison, abolished under the Concordat of 1801.[1][2]

Vaison Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth de Vaison
Vaison Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Bishopric of Vaison
Region	Vaucluse
Rite	Roman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	Active
Location
Location	Vaison,  France
Geographic coordinates
Architecture
Type	church
Style	Romanesque
Groundbreaking	11th century

Former Vaison Cathedral (Notre-Dame de Nazareth)

The structure of the cathedral in general is Romanesque and dates from the 11th century, but the apse and the apsidal chapels are from the Merovingian period.

Former Vaison Cathedral (Sainte-Marie de l'Assomption)

The second former cathedral of Vaison is the Cathedral of the Assumption (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-de-l'Assomption), also known as the Cathédrale de la Haute-Ville because of its location on the top of the mount inside the city walls. It was built some centuries later than the other cathedral, for greater security in disturbed times.[3][4]

References

1. Notice no PA00082179 (archive), base Mérimée, ministère français de la Culture
2. Vaison-la-Romain: Histoire & Patrimoine - Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Nazareth
3. Notice no PA00082183 (archive), base Mérimée, ministère français de la Culture
4. Vaison-la-Romain: Histoire & Patrimoine - L'Église dite Cathédrale-haute

Further reading

• L.-H. Labande, La cathédrale de Vaison. Étude historique et archéologique, Bulletin Monumental de la Société française d'archéologie, tome 69, 1905, p. 254 (online version)
• Catholic Encyclopaedia: Diocese of Vaison