Castres Cathedral (''Cathédrale Saint-Benoît de Castres''), now the
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church
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of Saint Benoît (
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), is a historical religious building in
Castres
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,
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,
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.
It was formerly the seat of the
bishop of Castres
The Catholic Diocese of Castres, in Southern France, was created in 1317 from the diocese of Albi. It was suppressed at the time of the French Revolution, under the Concordat of 1801.French Revolution
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and was added by the
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to the
Archdiocese of Albi.
The first cathedral was built in the 14th century after the creation of the diocese of Castres in 1317, along with a number of other dioceses created in the region after the suppression of the
Albigensian
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s. It was destroyed during the
French Wars of Religion
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.
The present building which replaced it was constructed in the 16th and 17th centuries.
(Castres) Cathédrale Saint-Benoît - La nef et le choeur.jpg, The nave and the choir.
(Castres) Cathédrale Saint-Benoît - Le choeur.jpg, The Choir of the cathedral
(Castres) Cathédrale Saint-Benoît - Le Maître autel.jpg, The canopy high altar, supported by Caunes marble columns; work of E. Lagon, Castres architect and sculptor.
(Castres) Cathédrale Saint-Benoît - Plafond du choeur.jpg, Choir ceiling.
(Castres) Cathédrale Saint-Benoît - La chaire.jpg, Baroque Pulpit commissioned in 1692.
(Castres) Cathédrale Saint-Benoît - La nef vue du choeur.jpg , The nave seen from the choir.
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Location
Former cathedrals in France
Churches in Tarn (department)
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