Vabres Cathedral

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Vabres Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur-et-Saint-Pierre de Vabres
Vabres-l'Abbaye (12) Cathedrale 01.JPG
Vabres Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic Church
Province Bishopric of Vabres
Region Aveyron
Rite Roman
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
StatusActive
Location
Location Vabres-l'Abbaye, Flag of France.svg  France
Geographic coordinates 43°56′41″N2°50′14″E / 43.94472°N 2.83722°E / 43.94472; 2.83722
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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