Lectoure Cathedral (''Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Lectoure'') is a
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church
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in the town of
Lectoure,
France
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. It is a national monument.
It was the seat of the former
Diocese of Lectoure
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. The cathedral is divided under the Concordat of 1801 between the Diocese of Agen">Concordat of 1801">atholic ...
. The cathedral is divided under the Concordat of 1801 between the Diocese of Agen and the Archdiocese of Toulouse.
The former cathedral dominates the town and the belfry tower of 1488 can be seen at a distance as the town is approached. The repairs and modifications of the cathedral go back to the 12th century. The unadorned west front erected in the 15th century has been modified through the ages, and niches above the door have all but melted away due to the fragility of the
.
The nave was vaulted at the end of the 12th century, then repaired in 1480. Vaulted chapels were added at the beginning of the 16th century and more alterations followed in the 17th and 18th centuries. The choir and apse were also reconstructed at the beginning of the 16th century, and the five square
were completed. The
was created in 1600 by introducing ten cylindrical piers, and the carved early 17th century
were placed here in the 19th century. The