Montpellier Cathedral

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Montpellier Cathedral
West facade
inner space

The Montpellier Cathedral ( Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of Montpellier and the seat of the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Montpellier .

history

Montpellier Cathedral dates back to a chapel that belonged to the monastery of Saint-Benoit, which in 1364 by Pope Urban V was established. This chapel became a cathedral in 1536 when the seat of the Maguelone diocese was moved to Montpellier.

The building was badly damaged during the Huguenot Wars in the 16th century and rebuilt several times in the following centuries. In the 19th century, between 1855 and 1875, there was a significant expansion under the direction of the architect Henri Antoine Revoil. In 1847 the cathedral was given the title of minor basilica .

  • Side view

  • Side view

  • Rosette westwork

  • Coat of arms on the choir

  • Clock bells

organ

View of the main organ

The organ , the work of the French organ builder Jean-François Lépine (1732–1817), was inaugurated in 1778.

I Grand Orgue C-g 3
1. Montre 16 ′
2. Bourdon 16 ′
3. Montre 8th'
4th Bourdon 8th'
5. Flûte harmonique 8th'
6th Prestant 4 ′
7th Flute 4 ′
8th. Grande Tierce ′ 3 1 ⁄ 5  ′

I Bombarde C – g 3
9. Duplicate 2 ′
10. Grande Fourniture II
11. Petite Fittings III
12. Cymbals IV
13. Cornet V
14th Bombard 16 ′
15th Trumpets 8th'
16. Clairon 4 ′
II positive dorsal C – g 3
17th Montre 8th'
18th Bourdon 8th'
19th Prestant 4 ′
20th Flûte à Fuseau 4 ′
21st Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
22nd Duplicate 2 ′
23. Fourth 2 ′
24. Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
25th Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
26th Fittings IV
27. Cymbals III
28. Cornet V
29 Trumpets 8th'
30th Clairon 4 ′
31. Cromorne 8th'
32. Voix Humaine 8th'
Tremblant
III Récit expressif C – g 3
33. Quintaton 16 ′
34. Principal 8th'
35. Cor de nuit 8th'
36. Voix Celeste 8th'
37. Octave 4 ′
38. Flute 4 ′
39. Flageolet 2 ′
40. Plein jeu III / V
41. Voix humaine 8th'

III Grand Coeur C – g 3
42. Cornet V
43. Basson 16 ′
44. Trumpets 8th'
45. Clairon 4 ′
46. Basson-Hautbois 8th'
Tremblant
IV Solo C-g 3
47. Montre 8th'
48. Gemshorn 8th'
49. Bourdon 8th'
50. Octave 4 ′
51. Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
52. Duplicate 2 ′
53. Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
54. Piccolo 1'
55. Plein-Jeu IV
56. Trumpets 8th'
57. Clarinet 8th'
Grande Pedals C – g 1
58. Soubasse 32 ′
59. Soubasse 16 ′
60. Principal 16 ′
61. Flute 16 ′
(Continued pedal)
62. Dolce 8th'
63. Octave 8th'
64. Flute 8th'
65. Fifth 5 1 ⁄ 3  ′
(Continued pedal)
66. Octave 4 ′
67. Flute 4 ′
68. Bombard 16 ′
69. Trumpets 8th'
70. Clairon 4 ′

The cathedral has four chime bells housed in the west tower. The bells were cast by the Hildebrand bell foundry (Paris) in 1867 and hung in 1870. The “Bourdon”, the deepest bell in the clay, weighs almost four tons, has a diameter of 1.71 m and is the largest bell in the Languedoc-Roussillon region . The bells have the chimes as 0 , b 0 , c 1 and es 1 .

  • Bourdon "François"

  • Bell "Charles"

  • Bell "Nicole"

  • "Simone" bell

There are also three clock bells. They hang in a metal belfry on the top of the west tower. The clock bells were cast in 1730 by the bell founders Pierre Gor (Pézenas) and Jacques Gor (Montpellier) and have the chimes d 1 , a 1 and c sharp 1 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ More information about the organ

Web links

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

Coordinates: 43 ° 36 ′ 48 ″  N , 3 ° 52 ′ 27 ″  E