Auch Cathedral

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Auch Cathedral, west front

Auch Cathedral, interior

Auch Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Auch in the Midi-Pyrénées.

It is the seat of the Archbishopric of Auch, which under the Concordat of 1801 was suppressed and added to the Diocese of Agen, but restored in 1822.

Auch Cathedral, stained glass window by Arnaud de Moles (detail)

Auch Cathedral, stained glass window by Arnaud de Moles: Jonah (detail)

The cathedral contains a suite of 18 Renaissance stained glass windows by Arnaud de Moles.

[edit] External links

• Location
• Virtual tour of the cathedral

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