Glandèves Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède de Glandèves or ''Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède d'Entrevaux''), now the ''Chapelle de l'Hôpital'', is a

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located in the former town of Glandèves,

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. It was abandoned in the Middle Ages for the more secure site of the present

Entrevaux Entrevaux (; oc, Entrevaus) is a commune (municipality), former episcopal seat (not bishopric in title, that remained the Diocese of Glandèves) and Latin Catholic titular see in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. ...

. Only the

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remains, which has been converted into a

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. The

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is a national monument of France. Ancienne cathédrale de Glandèves, Notre-Dame de la Sed, dite aussi chapelle de l'Hôpital

History

The ancient town of Glandèves occupied an exposed site that was frequently attacked and pillaged. In the 11th century the inhabitants moved to a more secure and defensible settlement at

, although the

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remained seated at the cathedral on the old site. Between 1609 and 1624 a new cathedral (

Entrevaux Cathedral Entrevaux Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Entrevaux) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Glandèves, France. It was the seat of the bishops of Glandèves, who moved their principal residence to Entrevaux ...

, or the ''Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Entrevaux'')the new cathedral was also known as Glandèves Cathedral, from the name of the diocese. was built in Entrevaux, which became the seat of the diocese at its completion. The Diocese of Glandèves ceased to exist in the

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which reformed the ecclesiastical structure of France following the

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, and its territory was divided between the

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and the

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. The old cathedral and the adjoining episcopal palace buildings were sold during the Revolution and subsequently used as a boarding house and a hospital, whence the alternative name for the present chapel as the ''Chapelle de l'Hôpital''. The remaining structure dates from the 12th century, with some work from the later 16th century. The conversion to the chapel is modern.

Notes and references

External links

Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Glandèves
Former cathedrals in France Churches in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Monuments historiques of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur {{France-RC-church-stub