Bazas Cathedral

Cathedral located in Gironde, in France

Bazas Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bazas

Bazas Cathedral

Religion
Affiliation| Roman Catholic Church
Province| Bishop of Bazas
Region| Gironde
Rite| Roman
Ecclesiastical or organizational status| cathedral
Status| Active
Location
Location| Bazas, France
Geographic coordinates| 44°25′53″N 00°12′35″W﻿ / ﻿44.43139°N 0.20972°W﻿ / 44.43139; -0.20972
Architecture
Type| church
Style| Gothic, Neoclassical
Groundbreaking| 13th century
Completed| 18th century

Bazas Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bazas) is a Roman Catholic church located in Bazas, Gironde, France. The cathedral is a national monument.[1]

Bazas was the seat of the Bishop of Bazas until the French Revolution (after which it was not restored but was instead, by the Concordat of 1801, divided between the dioceses of Bordeaux, Agen and Aire) and its main attraction is still the cathedral dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, so named because the blood of John the Baptist was venerated here. The cathedral dominates the town and stands at the east end of a wide, open space called the parvis.

The cathedral dates mainly from the 13th-14th centuries, and was built on the model of the great Gothic cathedrals of northern France. The west front is unique with its three noticeable levels: the first includes the three Gothic portals retaining part of their original 13th-century sculpture; the second includes the rose window from 1537; and the third is a Neoclassical gable from 1723. The belfry on the north is part 11th century up to the openings.

The interior consists of a long, narrow nave, with no transept, and was entirely rebuilt from 1583 to 1635 after the Huguenots badly damaged it in 1561 during the Wars of Religion.

The cathedral is part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Base Mérimée: Ancienne cathédrale, dite église Saint-Jean, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
2. ^ 868 - Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle en France, Unesco, 2016.

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Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Paris Route or
Via Turonensis|

* Cathedral of Notre-Dame (Amiens)
* Church of Saint-Pierre (Aulnay)
* Cathedral of Sainte-Marie (Bayonne)
* Basilica of Saint-Seurin (Bordeaux)
* Basilica of Saint-Michel (Bordeaux)
* Cathedral of Saint-André (Bordeaux)
* Parochial church of Saint-Jacques (Compiègne)
* Church of Saint-Jacques-Le-Majeur et Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Folleville)
* Church of Saint-Hilaire (Melle)
* Bell tower of the old church (Mimizan)
* Mont-Saint-Michel
* Tour Saint-Jacques (Paris)
* Church of Saint-Hilaire le Grand (Poitiers)
* Former pilgrims hospital (Pons)
* Royal abbey of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Saint-Jean-d'Angély)
* Church of Saint-Eutrope (Saintes)
* Abbey of Saint-Jean (Sorde-l'Abbaye)
* Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres (Soulac-sur-Mer)

Vézelay Route or
Via Lemovicensis|

* Church of Saint-Jacques d’Asquins (Asquins)
* Former cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Bazas)
* Cathedral of Saint-Etienne (Bourges)
* Church of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux (Châlons-en-Champagne)
* Priory church of Sainte-Croix-Notre-Dame (La Charité-sur-Loire)
* Basilica of Notre-Dame (L'Épine)
* Collegial church of Saint-Étienne (Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre)
* Cathedral of Saint-Front (Périgueux)
* Church of Saint-Léonard (Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat)
* Abbey (Saint-Sever)
* Former abbey of Notre-Dame de la Sauve Majeure (La Sauve)
* Church of Saint-Pierre (La Sauve)
* Basilica of Sainte-Madeleine (Vézelay)

Le Puy Route or
Via Podiensis|

| Monuments|

* Cathedral of Saint Caprais (Agen)
* Church of Sainte-Quitterie (Aire-sur-l'Adour)
* Bridge of Artigues or Lartigues (Beaumont/Larressingle)
* Abbey church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité (Le Buisson-de-Cadouin)
* Cathedral of Saint-Etienne (Cahors)
* Pont Valentré (Cahors)
* Church of Notre-Dame-du-Port (Clermont-Ferrand)
* Abbey church of Sainte-Foy (Conques)
* Bridge over river Dourdou (Conques)
* Old Bridge (Espalion)
* Bridge over river Lot (Estaing)
* Hospital of Saint-Jacques (Figeac)
* Dolmen of Pech-Laglaire (Gréalou)
* Church of Saint-Blaise (L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise)
* Abbey church pf Saint-Pierre and cloister (Moissac)
* Cathedral of Notre-Dame (Le Puy-en-Velay)
* Hospital of Saint-Jacques (Le Puy-en-Velay)
* Church of Saint-Sauveur and crypt of Saint-Amadour (Rocamadour)
* Collegial church of Saint-Pierre (La Romieu)
* Church of Saint-Avit (Saint-Avit-Sénieur)
* Bridge called "des pèlerins" over river Boralde (Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac)
* Gate of Saint Jacques (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port)

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Sections|

* Between Nasbinals and Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac (17 km)
* Between Saint-Côme-d'Olt and Estaing (17 km)
* Between Montredon and Figeac (18 km)
* Between Faycelles and Cajarc (22.5 km)
* Between Bach and Cahors (26 km)
* Between Lectoure and Condom (35 km)
* Between d'Aroue and Ostabat (22 km)

Arles Route or
Via Tolasana|

* Pont du Diable (Aniane)
* Hospice of the Plan and chapel of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption (Aragnouet)
* Church of St Honorat (Arles)
* Cathedral of Sainte-Marie (Auch)
* Church of Notre-Dame de Tramesaygues (Audressein)
* Parochial church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Gavarnie-Gèdre)
* Church of Saint-Jacques (Gazost)
* Church of Saint-Laurent (Jézeau)
* Church of Sainte-Marie (Oloron-Sainte-Marie)
* Church of Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (Rabastens)
* Former cathedral of Notre-Dame (Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges)
* Early Christian basilica, Chapel of Saint-Julien (Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges)
* Former abbatial church (Saint-Gilles)
* Former abbey of Gellone (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert)
* Former cathedral and cloister, cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède, episcopal palace, rempart (Saint-Lizier)
* Basilica of Saint-Sernin (Toulouse)
* Hospital of Saint-Jacques (Toulouse)
* Basilica of Saint-Just (Valcabrère)

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* Mérimée
* Structurae

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* Kulturenvanteri monument

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