Notre Dame de Rouen. The façade of the Gothic Church in France. Photographer: Hippo1947. Licence: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Friday 8 February 2019

Auch, Capital Of Gascony, France, With Its Cathedral, Sainte-Marie d'Auch.




Auch, Capital of Gascony, France, with its Cathedral, Sainte-Marie d'Auch.
Illustration: SHUTTERSTOCK

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia.

Auch Cathedral Basilica (French: Basilique Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch) is a Roman Catholic Church located in the Town of Auch in the Midi-Pyrénées, France. It is a National Monument, and is The Seat of The Archbishopric of Auch.

Under The Concordat of 1801, the Ecclesiastical Office was Dissolved and Annexed to The Diocese of Agen, but re-established in 1822. The Cathedral contains a Suite of eighteen Renaissance Stained-Glass Windows by Arnaud de Moles.




English: Auch Cathedral, France.
Français: Cathédrale d'Auch.
Photo: 1 August 2007.
Source: Own work.
Author: Vassil
(Wikimedia Commons)




Choir Stalls in Auch Cathedral, France.
Photo: 24 September 2011.
Source: Own work.
Author: PMRMaeyaert
(Wikimedia Commons)

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