Béziers Cathedral () is a

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located in

Béziers Béziers (; ) is a city in southern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hérault Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region. Every August Béziers ho ...

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. The edifice dates from the thirteenth century, having been erected on the site of an earlier building that was destroyed during the

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in the

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. The cathedral was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Béziers, which was dissolved by the

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and annexed into the Diocese of Montpellier.

Views of the Cathedral

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Gallery

File:Statue of Mother of God and Béziers Cathedral.JPG, Statue of the Mother of God File:Orgue de la cathédrale St Nazaire de Béziers08.jpg, Organ decorated with figures playing a wooden flute and violin File:Orgue de la cathédrale St Nazaire de Béziers05.jpg, Figures with a harp and lute File:Orgue de la cathédrale St Nazaire de Béziers10.jpg, King David on the left grandstand File:Orgue de la cathédrale St Nazaire de Béziers12.jpg,

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on the right grandstand File:Rochelongue 119 Béziers.JPG, Street leading up to the cathedral
Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Béziers, in article on Montpellier
Former cathedrals in France Fortified church buildings in France Churches in Hérault Béziers {{France-RC-cathedral-stub