Cathedral of Our Lady (Sion)

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Sion Cathedral: Romanesque tower, Gothic nave
Interior

The Cathedral of Our Lady in Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais ( French: Notre-Dame de Sion or Notre-Dame du Glarian ) is the episcopal church of the Roman Catholic diocese of Sion .

history

Towards the end of the 5th century the bishopric was moved from Martigny (Octodurum) to Sion. However, not even the location is known of a Sion episcopal church before the 8th century. At the turn of the 9th century, the first building on today's site was a Carolingian church, which was destroyed by fire in 1010. Then the Romanesque cathedral was built, which lasted until the 15th century with a few changes. The bell tower, which still exists today, was built around the turn of the 13th century. In the heyday of the secular power of the bishops of Sion, the castle and basilica of Valeria were the seat of the cathedral chapter and the place of representation of the principality . However, the cathedral dignity remained with Notre-Dame du Glarian.

Several fires and acts of war in the late Middle Ages damaged the Romanesque building so badly that the nave was under the rule of Bishops Walter Supersaxo (1457–1482), Jost von Silenen (1482–1496), Nikolaus Schiner (1496–1499) and Cardinal Matthäus between 1450 and 1500 Schiner (1499–1522) was replaced by a new Gothic building which, together with the Romanesque tower, essentially forms today's cathedral.

In 1947/48 the choir was extended by two yokes to the east.

Architecture and equipment

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Sion is an east - facing three-aisled basilica with a transept and an elongated choir. The massive Romanesque tower with a cone point dominates the cityscape.

In the portal tympanum there is a fresco in the style of the northern Italian Trecento ; it shows the Mother of God , surrounded by two holy bishops and donor figures. The most important piece of equipment , the late Gothic altar triptych , represents the root of Jesse .

View of the organ

The organ was built in 1988 by the organ builder Hans Füglister. The organ case comes from an instrument made by the organ builder Casper Carlen in 1786 and was created by Matthäus Carlenin; pipe material from the instrument is still present in today's organ work. The original two-manual instrument was reworked in 1874 by the organ builder Joseph Merklin and its disposition changed. In 1912 the instrument was redesigned and enlarged by the organ builder Henri Carlen von Glis. a. a third manual. In 1988 the organ was restored and partially rebuilt for the last time. Some of the pipe material dates back to 1912. The slider chest instrument has 49 stops on three manual works and a pedal. the actions are mechanical.

I Positif de Dos C – g 3
1. Bourdon 08th'
2. Prestant 04 '
3. Flute 04 '
4th Fifth 02 2 ⁄ 3  '
5. Duplicate 02 '
6th Flute 02 '
7th Tierce 01 3 ⁄ 5  '
8th. Larigot 01 1 ⁄ 3  '
9. Cymbals IV 01'
10. Cromorne 08th'
11. Voix Humaine 08th'
Tremblant
II Grand Orgue C-g 3
12. Principal 16 '
13. Principal 08th'
14th Suavial 08th'
15th Flute 08th'
16. Bourdon 08th'
17th Octave 04 '
18th Flûte Ouverte 04 '
19th Big Tierce 03 1 ⁄ 5  '
20th Nasard 02 2 ⁄ 3  '
21st Super octave 02 '
22nd Flageolet 02 '
23. Tierce 01 3 ⁄ 5  '
24. Grand Cornet V 08th'
25th Fittings IV 02 '
26th Cymbals V 01 1 ⁄ 3  '
27. Trumpets 08th'
28. Clairon 04 '
III Récit Expressif C – g 3
29 Bourdon 16 '
30th Principal 08th'
31. Bourdon 08th'
32. Salicional 08th'
33. Voix Celeste 08th'
34. Octave 04 '
35. Flûte bouchée 04 '
36. Flute 02 '
37. Cornet d'Écho III 02 2 ⁄ 3  '
38. Plein-Jeu IV 02 '
39. Basson 16 '
40. Trumpets 08th'
41. Hautbois 08th'
Tremblant
Pedals C – f 1
42. Contrebasse 16 '
43. Soubasse 16 '
44. Fifth 10 2 ⁄ 3  '
45. Flute 08th'
46. Mixture III 05 1 ⁄ 3  '
47. Prestant 04 '
48. Bombard 16 '
49. Trumpets 08th'

literature

Web links

Commons : Cathedral of Our Lady (Mores)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e diocese information (French)
  2. ^ François-Olivier Dubuis: Le clocher roman de la Cathédrale de Sion et ses transformations au XVe siècle. In: Annales valaisannes , pp. 75-118.
  3. ↑ Information about the organ ; see. also the information on the website of the organ building company Füglister

Coordinates: 46 ° 14 '2.6 "  N , 7 ° 21' 33.9"  E ; CH1903:  593888  /  120294