Valence Cathedral
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Valence Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Valence, Drôme, dedicated to Saint Apollinaris.
It is the seat of the Bishop of Valence.
The cathedral, which has an interesting apse, was rebuilt in the 11th century in the Romanesque style of Auvergne and consecrated in 1095 by Pope Urban II. It suffered extensive damage in the French Wars of Religion, but it was restored in the first decade of the 17th century. The porch and the stone tower above it were rebuilt in 1861. The church contains the monument of Pius VI, who died at Valence in 1799.
[edit] External links
- Valence Cathedral in the Structurae database
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