Bayeux Cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux
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Basic information
Location	Bayeux, France
Geographic coordinates
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Diocese of Bayeux
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Architectural description
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Norman-Romanesque

UBI HAROLD SACRAMENTUM FECIT WILLELMO DUCI (Where Harold made an oath to Duke William). This scene, which is stated in the previous scene on the Tapestry to have taken place at Bagia (Bayeux, probably in Bayeux Cathedral), shows Harold touching two altars with the enthroned Duke looking on and is central to the Norman Conquest of England. (Bayeux Tapestry)

Bayeux Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux) is a Norman-Romanesque cathedral, located in the town of Bayeux. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux. It was the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry and is a national monument of France.

The site is an ancient one and was once occupied by Roman sanctuaries. The present cathedral was consecrated on 14 July 1077 in the presence of William, Duke of Normandy and King of England. It was here that William forced Harold Godwinson to take the oath, the breaking of which led to the Norman conquest of England.

Architecture

Following serious damage to the Cathedral in the 12th Century, the Cathedral was rebuilt in the Gothic style which is most notable in the crossing tower, transepts and east end. However, despite the crossing tower having been started in the 15th Century, it was not completed until the 19th Century.

Gallery

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  View to the cathedral from tourists office

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  The Bayeux cathedral hall interior

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  Notre Dame de Bayeux crypt

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  An interior view of the cathedral

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  A mural in the crypt

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  A mural in the crypt

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  Cathedral at night

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  Gothic choir

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  Neo-classical main altar

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  Chapels,
  south arm of transept

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  Stained-glass window, south arm of transept

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  Stained-glass window, north arm of transept

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  Chapel, south side of nave

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  Nave from rear

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  Entry

See also

• Roman Catholic Marian churches

External links

• Location
• Photos
• Stained Glass Windows