Vaison Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth de Vaison
Vaison Cathedral
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceBishopric of Vaison
RegionVaucluse
RiteRoman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
StatusActive
Location
LocationVaison,  France
Geographic coordinates44°14′30″N 5°4′8″E / 44.24167°N 5.06889°E / 44.24167; 5.06889
Architecture
Typechurch
StyleRomanesque
Groundbreaking11th century
Former Vaison Cathedral (Notre-Dame de Nazareth)

Vaison Cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady of Nazareth (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Nazareth de Vaison), is a Roman Catholic church and one of the two former cathedrals in Vaison-la-Romaine, France. It was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Vaison, abolished under the Concordat of 1801.[1][2]

The structure of the cathedral in general is Romanesque and dates from the 11th century, but the apse and the apsidal chapels are from the Merovingian period.

Former Vaison Cathedral (Sainte-Marie de l'Assomption)

The second former cathedral of Vaison is the Cathedral of the Assumption (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-de-l'Assomption), also known as the Cathédrale de la Haute-Ville because of its location on top of the mount inside the city walls. It was built some centuries later than the other cathedral, for greater security in disturbed times.[3][4]

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