|
Cathedral Of Castres
Castres Cathedral (''Cathédrale Saint-Benoît de Castres''), now the Roman Catholic church architecture, church of Saint Benoît (Benedict of Nursia, Saint Benedict), is a historical religious building in Castres, Languedoc, France. It was formerly the seat of the bishop of Castres, but the diocese was not restored after the French Revolution and was added by the Concordat of 1801 to the Archdiocese of Albi. The first cathedral was built in the 14th century after the creation of the diocese of Castres in 1317, along with a number of other dioceses created in the region after the suppression of the Albigensians. It was destroyed during the French Wars of Religion. The present building which replaced it was constructed in the 16th and 17th centuries. (Castres) Cathédrale Saint-Benoît - La nef et le choeur.jpg, The nave and the choir. (Castres) Cathédrale Saint-Benoît - Le choeur.jpg, The Choir of the cathedral (Castres) Cathédrale Saint-Benoît - Le Maître autel.jpg, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castres
Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect, Languedocian dialect of Occitan language, Occitan) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region in Southern France. It lies in the former Provinces of France, province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Languedoc-Roussillon. In 2018, the Communes of France, commune had a population of 41,795. Castres is the fourth-largest industrial centre of the predominantly rural former Midi-Pyrénées region after Toulouse, Tarbes and Albi, as well as the largest in the part of Languedoc lying between Toulouse and Montpellier. It is noted for being the birthplace of the famous Socialism, socialist leader Jean Jaurès (1859–1914) and home to the important Goya Museum of Spanish art, Spanish painting. Demographics In 1831, the population of Castres was 12,032, making it the lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Castres
The Catholic Diocese of Castres, in Southern France, was created in 1317 from the diocese of Albi. It was suppressed at the time of the French Revolution, under the Concordat of 1801. Its territory returned to the archdiocese of Albi. The bishop of Castres had his see at Castres Cathedral. Bishops * 5 August 1317 to 1327: Dieudonné I. * 1328–1338: Amelius de Lautrec * 1338–1353: Jean I. des Prés * 1353–1359: Etienne de Abavo * 1359–1364: Pierre I. de Bagna * 31 May 1364 to 1374: Raimond I. de Sainte-Gemme * 1375 to 30 May 1383: Elie de Donzenac * 8 October 1383 to 1386: Guy de Roye * 1386–1388: Dieudonné II. * 2 December 1388 to 27 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulpit Commissioned
A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin ''pulpitum'' (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, accessed by steps, with sides coming to about waist height. From the late medieval period onwards, pulpits have often had a canopy known as the sounding board, ''tester'' or ''abat-voix'' above and sometimes also behind the speaker, normally in wood. Though sometimes highly decorated, this is not purely decorative, but can have a useful acoustic effect in projecting the preacher's voice to the congregation below, especially prior to the invention of modern audio equipment. Most pulpits have one or more book-stands for the preacher to rest his bible, notes or texts upon. The pulpit is generally reserved for clergy. This is mandated in the regulations of the Catholic Church, and several others (though not always strictly observed). Even in Welsh N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
