Church of Saint Peter, Céret

Saint Peter is a Roman Catholic church in Céret, southern France. Mentioned for the first time in 814, the present day church was built and rebuilt several times from the 11th to the 18th centuries. It was declared a national monument in 1998.[1]

Église Saint-Pierre de Céret
Church of St. Peter: Western Façade
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
DistrictRoman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan-Elne
ProvincePyrénées-Orientales
RegionOccitanie
StatusActive
Location
LocationCéret, France
MunicipalityCéret
Architecture
Typechurch
Stylepartly Romanesque
Groundbreaking11th century
Completed18th century
Specifications
Direction of façadeWest
Materialsstone
Designated as NHLMonument historique (1998)



The Great Organ

The organ of Saint-Pierre Church is the largest Romantic instrument in the Eastern Pyrenees, second only to the one in Perpignan Cathedral. Its composition is as follows: [2][3]

I. Great II. Choir III. Swell Pedal
Montre 16' Bourdon 16' Flûte traversière 8' Bombarde 16'
Montre 8' Flûte 8' Trompette 8' Trompette 8'
Basson 16' Gambe 8' Gambe 8' Clairon 4'
Kéraulophone 8' Voix humaine 8' Bourdon 8' Flûte 16'
Bourdon 8' Trompette 8' Bassons-Hautbois 8' Flûte 8'
Trompette 8' Salicional 8' Flûte octave 4' Flute 4'
Flûte harmonique 8' Clarinette 8' Clairon 4'
Prestant 4' Flûte 4' Voix Céleste 8'
Clairon 4' Doublette 2' Flûte octavin 2'
Doublette 2'
Cornet V
Fourniture IV

Bibliography

  • Mallet, Géraldine (2003). Églises romanes oubliées du Roussillon (in French). Montpellier: Les Presses du Languedoc. ISBN 978-2-8599-8244-7.

References

  1. Base Mérimée: Church of Saint Peter, Céret, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. Verified information on-site
  3. Orgue en France. "Inventaire national des orgues - église Saint-Pierre de Céret". Inventaire national des orgues. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

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