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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 ...
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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 ...
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