Mirepoix Cathedral

Mirepoix Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix) is a Roman Catholic church located in the southwestern town of Mirepoix, Ariège, France.

Mirepoix Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Maurice of Mirepoix
Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix
LocationMirepoix, Ariège
Country France
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman
Website
History
StatusActive
DedicationSaint Maurice
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Architectural typeBasilica
StyleGothic
Groundbreaking6 May 1298
Completed19th century
Administration
ArchdioceseToulouse
DiocesePamiers, Couserans, and Mirepoix
ParishMirepoix
Clergy
Priest(s)David Naït-Saad
Official nameAncienne cathédrale Saint-Maurice, actuellement église paroissiale
Typeclassé
Designated22 March 1907
Reference no.PA00093826

The foundation stone was laid by Jean de Lévis on 6 May 1298. Construction continued, with interruptions, over the next six centuries. The cathedral was restored in 1858 and 1859 by Prosper Mérimée, and Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.

The cathedral has the second widest Gothic arch in Europe, after that of the Girona Cathedral in Catalonia, Spain.

It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Mirepoix. The diocese, created in 1317, was abolished under the civil constitution of the clergy in 1790, and confirmed under the Concordat of 1801 and the territory divided between the Diocese of Carcassonne and the Archdiocese of Toulouse.[1]

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