Pamiers Cathedral

Pamiers Cathedral

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The St. Antoninus consecrated Cathedral of Pamiers in the south of France is the main church of a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toulouse belonging diocese Pamiers . Church construction has been recognized as a monument historique since 1906 .

location

The cathedral is located at a height of approx. 365  m, approx. 200 m south of the old town of Pamiers , which in turn is approx. 70 km south of Toulouse and approx. 20 km north of the historically significant city of Foix .

history

The Romanesque portal of the 12th century with profiled archivolts made of bricks comes from a previous building (Église Sainte-Marie du Mercadal) . In the 13th century the original church was enlarged; the striking bell tower (clocher) with its slightly protruding parapet was built in the 14th century . In 1499 the church was elevated to the rank of cathedral . Due to destruction during the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598), however, it was so dilapidated that large parts of the nave collapsed; a reconstruction in Gothic style took place in the years 1662–1689. During the revolutionary years it served as a warehouse. In 1801 it was stripped of its cathedral status as part of the Concordat between Napoleon and the Holy See , but this was reversed 21 years later.

architecture

The four-bay church, built mostly from bricks, has only one nave; However, it has a transept (transept) and a total of six side chapels , whose construction is both cultic as statistical purposes. Inside, the two-storey, rib-vaulted building is plastered and painted with grout paintings ; in the apse there are 5 frescoes with scenes from the life of St. Antoninus. The bell tower, which is converted from a square floor plan into four octagonal floors, is one of the masterpieces of the Tolosan brick Gothic ; he is the direct successor of the tower of the Jacobin convent there .

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  Romanesque portal

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Furnishing

The furnishings include paintings and liturgical implements (see note 1).

Organ prospectus with Rückpositiv

The organ goes back to an instrument that was built in 1776. The case of this instrument still exists. The organ was built by the organ builders Robert Chauvin and Claude Armand and inaugurated in 1992. The purely mechanical instrument has 38 registers on a large number of manuals and pedals .

I Positif de dos C – f 3 Montre 8 ′ Bourdon 8 ′ Prestant 4 ′ Flute 4 ′ Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Doublet 2 ′ Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Plein Jeu V Trumpet 8 ′ Cromorne 8 ′

II Grand Orgue C – f 3 Montre 16 ′ Montre 8 ′ Dessus de flûte 8 ′ Bourdon 8 ′ Prestant 4 ′ Grande Tierce 3 1 ⁄ 5  ′ Nazard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Fourth 2 ′ Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Fittings V. Cymbals IV Cornet V Trumpet 8 ′ Clairon 4 ′ Voix humaine 8 ′

III Récit C – f 3 Cornet V Hautbois 8 ′

IV echo Bourdon 8 ′ Flute 4 ′ Cornet III Trumpet 8 ′

Pedale C – f 1 Bourdon 16 ' Flute 8 ' Flute 4 ' Bombarde 16 ' Trumpet 8 ' Clairon 4 '

See also

• List of the bishops of Pamiers
• List of French dioceses
• List of Gothic brick structures in France

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pamiers Cathedral
2. ↑ Information on the organ

Web links

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

• Pamiers Cathedral - Photos + Facts & Figures (French)
• Pamiers Cathedral - Photos

Coordinates: 43 ° 6 ′ 51 ″  N , 1 ° 36 ′ 33 ″  E