Mâcon Cathedral () is a

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located in

Mâcon Mâcon (), historically Anglicization, anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home t ...

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. The

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is in the neoclassical architectural style typical for its time. It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Mâcon, abolished under the

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and merged into the Diocese of Autun. The present church ( Église cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Mâcon) was built between 1808 and 1818 under the supervision of the architect Alexandre de Gisors. Of its predecessor, known as "Vieux Saint-Vincent" (''Old St. Vincent''), there remain two towers, a

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and a tympanum. The highly distinctive south tower, which is topped by a belvedere, serves as a symbol of Mâcon.

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Ancient Diocese of Mâcon
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Former cathedrals in France Churches in Saône-et-Loire Mâcon {{France-RC-cathedral-stub