Nevers Cathedral

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Nevers Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers
Nevers Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic Church
Province	Dijon
Region	Nièvre
Rite	Roman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	Active
Location
Location	Nevers, France
Geographic coordinates	46°59′14″N 3°9′26″E / 46.98722°N 3.15722°E / 46.98722; 3.15722
Architecture
Type	church
Style	Romanesque, Gothic
Website
https://p-stf.com/

Nevers Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Nevers, Nièvre, France, and dedicated to Saints Cyricus and Julitta. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Nevers. It is a national monument.^[1] The cathedral was designated a basilica in the mid-19th century.

Nevers was one of the pilgrimage sites on route to Santiago de Compostela. The original cathedral was dedicated to Saints Gervasius and Protasius before being rebuilt in the early ninth century by Bishop Jerome.^[2] The present cathedral is a combination of two buildings, and possesses two apses. The apse and transept at the west end are the remains of a Romanesque church, built in the 11th century,^[3] on the Carolingian foundations.

After the building suffered a series of fires in the 13th century, the Gothic nave and eastern apse were added to the still standing Romanesque parts.^[4] There is no transept at the eastern end.^[5] The lateral portal on the south side belongs to the late 15th century; the massive and elaborately decorated Bohier tower which rises beside it to the early 16th century. The gothic nave and chevet were seriously damaged by bombing in July 1944 but later restored.

The cathedral preserves a polychrome oak triumphal cross dating from about 1200. The cross bears a Christus carved in walnut. At each end are medallions with symbols representing the four evangelists.^[6]

• Yolande II, Countess of Nevers
• Henriette of Cleves

• List of Gothic Cathedrals in Europe

• Location of the cathedral

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