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.
[ Eglise Saint-Alain]
Until the
Concordat of 1801, 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
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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.
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Location
Former cathedrals in France
Churches in Tarn (department)
Monuments historiques of Occitania (administrative region)
Brick Gothic
Gothic architecture in France
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