Évreux Cathedral

Évreux Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Évreux
Évreux Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Bishop of Évreux
Region	Normandy
Rite	Roman
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	Active
Location
Location	Évreux, France
Geographic coordinates
Architecture
Type	church
Style	Renaissance, Gothic, late Gothic (Flamboyant)
Groundbreaking	11th century
Completed	19th century

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Évreux (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Évreux) is a Roman Catholic church located in Évreux, Normandy, France. The cathedral is a national monument and is the seat of the Bishop of Évreux.

Building description

Évreux Cathedral, west front

Part of the lower portion of the nave dates from the 11th century. The west façade with its two ungainly towers is mostly from the late Renaissance. Various styles of the intervening period are represented in the rest of the church. A thorough restoration was completed in 1896.

The elaborate north transept and portal are in the late Gothic flamboyant style; the choir, the finest part of the interior, is in an earlier Gothic architectural style. Cardinal de la Balue, bishop of Évreux in the second half of the 15th century, constructed the octagonal central tower, with its elegant spire. To him is also due the Lady chapel, which is remarkable for its finely preserved stained glass. Two rose windows in the transepts and the carved wooden screens of the side chapels are masterpieces of 16th-century workmanship. The stained glass windows were destroyed during World War II but were restored by Jean-Jacques Grüber in 1953.

The bishop's palace, a building of the 15th century, adjoins the south side of the cathedral.

Gallery

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  The Gothic choir
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  North transept façade
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  The octagonal central tower
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  The walnut pulpit, sculpted by the monk Guillaume de la Tremblaye, 1675
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  The new organ

Sources

• Catholic Hierarchy: Evreux
• Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Évreux
• Photos of Evreux Cathedral

External links

• High-resolution 360° Panorama and Images of Évreux Cathedral | Art Atlas

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)