Montpellier Cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Peter Cathédrale Saint-Pierre
File:Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier (2402940561).jpg Main entrance of Montpellier Cathedral (south).
Basic information
Location	Montpellier, France
Geographic coordinates
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman
District	Archdiocese of Montpellier
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Architectural description
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Gothic

Montpellier Cathedral, properly the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier, is a Roman Catholic cathedral and a national monument of France located in the city of Montpellier. It is the seat of the Archbishops, previously Bishops, of Montpellier.

History

The church was originally attached to the monastery of Saint-Benoît, which was founded in 1364. The building was elevated to the status of cathedral in 1536, when the see of Maguelonne was transferred to Montpellier. After the building suffered extensive damage during the Wars of Religion between Catholics and Protestants in the 16th century, it was rebuilt in the 17th.

• Cloitre medecine.JPG

  The court of honor of the Faculty of Medicine, formerly the cloister of the monastery

• Montpelliercathemed.JPG

  The bell tower seen from the court of honor of the School of Medicine

• Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier vue du Corum.jpg

  View from the Corum

• Orgue Lépine St Pierre Montpellier.JPG

  The Lépine organ restored by Kern

• Montpellier cathedral doorway.jpg

  One of the east entrances

External links

• Monum.fr's entry
• Location