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16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 5th 2012

The Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne was formerly the cathedral of Carcassonne. In 1801 it was replaced by the present Carcassonne Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne).

The present church is in origin a Romanesque of the 11th century, consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1096. It was built on the site of a Carolingian cathedral, of [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 2nd 2012

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12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 26th 2012

The current church replaces an older which was thought to be built towards the end of the 11th century on the site of the house where Saint Gimer was born:
The parish of Saint-Gimer was established in 1840 and when the succursal chapel was built it was felt that a larger building was needed.  There were [...]

16 Comments CherryPie on Jun 25th 2012

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