Vabres Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur-et-Saint-Pierre de Vabres | |
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Vabres Cathedral | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
Province | Bishopric of Vabres |
Region | Aveyron |
Rite | Roman |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Vabres-l'Abbaye, ![]() |
Geographic coordinates | 43°56′41″N2°50′14″E / 43.94472°N 2.83722°E |
Architecture | |
Type | church |
Vabres Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur-et-Saint-Pierre de Vabres) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Saviour and Saint Peter, in Vabres-l'Abbaye, Aveyron, France. [1]
It was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Vabres, established in 1317 and abolished under the Concordat of 1801. It is now in the Diocese of Rodez. [2]
In 1793, during the French Revolution, the cathedral was gutted by a battalion of the Revolutionary army. The soldiers removed a marble altar to build a monument for the recently murdered Jean-Paul Marat and then set fire to the cathedral.[ citation needed ]
The restored building serves as a parish church. Parts of it date from the 14th and 15th centuries, and it was registered as a historical monument in 1992. [3]
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