Besancon Cathedral

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Besancon Cathedral
Baroque portal
West portal

The St. John's Cathedral of Besançon (French: Cathédrale Saint-Jean ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city ​​of Besançon . The cathedral is the official seat of the Archbishop of Besançon . It is consecrated to John the Baptist and received the title of Basilica minor in 1877 .

history

The cathedral is located near the foot of the Mont Saint-Étienne, below the citadel. On the east side of the cathedral is the Porte Rivotte gate, which was built in the 16th century and has two round towers and footpaths from the 19th century. Nearby is the Porte Noire , a Roman triumphal arch from the 2nd century with numerous sculptures .

The cathedral, built between the 11th and 13th centuries, is a basilica with a wide central nave and two narrow aisles. In the 18th century, after a landslide, large parts of the western building in particular were renewed. The tower is also baroque .

  • Bell and clock tower

  • Choir

  • Side view

  • Layout

Furnishing

View through the church

In the cathedral there are several valuable paintings such as Mary with saints and the donor Jean Carandolet by Fra Bartolommeo . In the cathedral also an unfinished stands Alabaster - Pietà Artist Conrat Meit from the 16th century.

Astronomical clock

The clock tower houses an astronomical clock by Auguste-Lucien Vérité , which consists of thousands of moving parts and has several animated functions.

  • Madonna and Child

  • Leaded glass window

  • Floor mosaic

  • Astronomical clock

Organs

The cathedral houses two organs : the older choir organ was built in 1764 by the organ builder Karl Joseph Riepp . The instrument has 22 stops on two manuals and a pedal , the playing and stop actions are mechanical. The main organ was built in 1987 by the organ builder Danion-Gonzales. The slider chests -instrument has 45 registers, four manuals and pedal. The game actions are mechanical, the stop actions are electric.

I Grand Orgue C-g 3
1. Montre 16 ′
2. Montre 8th'
3. Flûte à fuseau 8th'
4th Prestant 4 ′
5. Duplicate 2 ′
6th Cornet V 8th'
7th Fittings V.
8th. Cymbals IV
9. Trumpets 8th'
10. Clairon 4 ′
II Positif de Dos C – g 3
11. Montre 8th'
12. Bourdon 8th'
13. Prestant 4 ′
14th Flute 4 ′
15th Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
16. Duplicate 2 ′
17th Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
18th Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
19th Plein Jeu IV
20th Trumpets 8th'
21st Cromorne 8th'
III Récit expressif C – g 3
22nd Cor de nuit 8th'
23. Viol 8th'
24. Voix céleste 8th'
25th Prestant 4 ′
26th Duplicate 2 ′
27. Cornet V 8th'
28. Plein Jeu IV
29 Cymbals IV
IV Résonnance C-g 3
30th Bourdon 16 ′
31. Bourdon 8th'
32. Flute 4 ′
33. Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
34. Fourth 2 ′
35. Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
36. Piccolo 1'
37. Voix humaine 8th'
Pedale C – f 1
38. Principal 16 ′
39. Soubasse 16 ′
40. Principal 8th'
41. Prestant 4 ′
42. Fittings VI
43. Bombard 16 ′
44. Trumpets 8th'
45. Clairon 4 ′

Personalities buried in the cathedral

literature

  • René Tournier: La cathédrale de Besançon (Petites monographies des grandes édifices de la France). Laurens, Paris 1967.
  • Jochen Zink: The medieval cathedral of Besançon until the 13th century . Dissertation, University of Freiburg / B. 1974.

Web links

Commons : Besançon Cathedral  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Basilique-Cathédrale Saint-Jean l'Evangéliste on gcatholic.org
  2. ↑ More information on the organs of Besançon Cathedral (French, English)

Coordinates: 47 ° 14 '1.4 "  N , 6 ° 1' 49.7"  E