Saintes Cathedral
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Saintes Cathedral, formally the Co-Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter, is a Catholic church in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, western France. It is a co-cathedral of the Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes
Saintes Cathedral and its unfinished west tower
The 15th-century west portal, with its four sculptured archivolts
The nave, showing the exposed timber covering and the Flamboyant windows
The gallery organ case
Ancient Diocese of Saintes
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The former French diocese of Saintes existed from the 6th century to the French Revolution. Its bishops had their see in the cathedral of Saintes in western France, in the modern department of Charent
Saintes Cathedral
…France. It is a co-cathedral of the Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes and has the rank of minor basilica. It was formerly the seat of the independent Diocese of Saintes, which was suppressed during the reorganisation of the French dioceses at the beginning of the 19th century. The cathedral is the product of repeated…
Saintes Cathedral
The cathedral, showing rebuilt parts and unreconstructed crossing