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'''Liège Cathedral''', otherwise '''St. Paul's Cathedral, Liège''', in [[Liège]], [[Belgium]], is the seat of the [[Bishopric of Liège]]. |
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== St. Paul's Cathedral == |
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[[File:Liège JPG00a.jpg|thumb|upright|The present cathedral]] |
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| ⚫ | During the [[French Revolution]] the ancient cathedral of Liège, [[St. Lambert's Cathedral, Liège|St. Lambert's Cathedral]], was destroyed systematically, from 1794 onwards. After the revolutionary fervour had evaporated a new cathedral was needed. The ancient collegiate church of St. Paul's was thought suitable for the purpose and was elevated in rank, before 1812. This is the present Liège Cathedral. |
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The first cathedral was dedicated to Saint [[Lambert of Maastricht]], martyred in about 705, and the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]]. It was built to house the remains of Saint Lambert, and occupied the site of the present Place Saint-Lambert. In about 1000 an enormous [[Ottonian architecture|Ottonian]] cathedral was begun by [[Notker of Liège]], the first [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège|Prince-Bishop]], with many subsequent additions. Notker also established the huge [[cathedral chapter]] of sixty [[Canon (priest)|canons]] in 978. |
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==History== |
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The Ottonian cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1185, and subsequently rebuilt - very slowly - in the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style. |
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[[File:Cathédrale Saint-Paul de Liège - innerview 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Liège Cathedral interior]] |
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The present cathedral of Liège was originally one among the seven collegiate churches of the city.<ref>St. Peter's, St. Cross, St. Paul's, St. John's, St. Denis's, St. Martin's and St. Bartholomew's</ref> |
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It was founded in the 10th century, reconstructed between the 13th and 15th centuries, and restored in the mid-19th century. |
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This cathedral was demolished in 1794 during the [[French Revolution]], in protest against the overthrown Prince-Bishops, although portions remained standing until 1929. |
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It became the cathedral of Liège in the first years of the 19th century as the replacement for the destroyed St. Lambert's Cathedral. |
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== St. Paul's Cathedral == |
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[[File:Liège JPG00a.jpg|thumb|upright|The present cathedral]] |
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In 1812, further to a request from [[Napoléon Bonaparte]], the tower, with its ogival windows, was raised by a storey and the belltower installed. |
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==Notes== |
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==Sources / External links== |
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* Philippe, Joseph, nd: ''La Cathédrale Saint-Lambert de Liège''. Édition Eugène Wahle |
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* [http://www.tresordeliege.be/ Trésor de la cathédrale de Liège] with images {{fr icon}} |
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* [http://architecture.relig.free.fr/images/liege/plan.jpg Plan of the cathedral] {{fr icon}} |
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* [http://users.belgacom.net/claude.warzee/place_cathedrale/index.htm La place de la Cathédrale hier et aujourd'hui] {{fr icon}} |
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* [http://www.tresordeliege.be/fr/cathedrale/st-paul.html The cathedral treasury, largely transferred from the predecessor cathedral] {{fr icon}} |
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[[fr:Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Lambert de Liège]] |
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[[nl:Sint-Lambertuskathedraal (Luik)]] |
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[[pl:Katedra Świętego Pawła w Liege]] |
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Revision as of 03:44, 2 January 2010
- for the earlier cathedral of Liège, see St. Lambert's Cathedral, Liège
Liège Cathedral, otherwise St. Paul's Cathedral, Liège, in Liège, Belgium, is the seat of the Bishopric of Liège.
St. Paul's Cathedral
During the French Revolution the ancient cathedral of Liège, St. Lambert's Cathedral, was destroyed systematically, from 1794 onwards. After the revolutionary fervour had evaporated a new cathedral was needed. The ancient collegiate church of St. Paul's was thought suitable for the purpose and was elevated in rank, before 1812. This is the present Liège Cathedral.
History
The present cathedral of Liège was originally one among the seven collegiate churches of the city.[1]
It was founded in the 10th century, reconstructed between the 13th and 15th centuries, and restored in the mid-19th century.
It became the cathedral of Liège in the first years of the 19th century as the replacement for the destroyed St. Lambert's Cathedral.
In 1812, further to a request from Napoléon Bonaparte, the tower, with its ogival windows, was raised by a storey and the belltower installed.
Notes
- ^ St. Peter's, St. Cross, St. Paul's, St. John's, St. Denis's, St. Martin's and St. Bartholomew's
Sources / External links
- Plan of the cathedral Template:Fr icon
- La place de la Cathédrale hier et aujourd'hui Template:Fr icon
- The cathedral treasury, largely transferred from the predecessor cathedral Template:Fr icon
- Architecture religieuse en occident - Fiche de la cathédrale Saint-Paul Template:Fr icon
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