Auch Cathedral
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| Auch Cathedral | |
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Auch Cathedral, west front
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| Location |  Auch |
| Geographic coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Year consecrated | 12 February 1548 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
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| Groundbreaking | 1489 |
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Auch Cathedral Basilica ( Basilique 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.
The cathedral contains a suite of 18 Renaissance stained glass windows by Arnaud de Moles.
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Cathédrale d'Auch 26.jpg
Auch Cathedral, interior
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Vitraux Cathédrale d'Auch 13.jpg
Auch Cathedral, stained glass window by Arnaud de Moles: Jonah (detail)
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Vitraux Cathédrale d'Auch 05.jpg
Auch Cathedral, stained glass window by Arnaud de Moles (detail)
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