Glandèves Cathedral
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Glandèves Cathedral was a former Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France
, located in the abandoned town of Glandèves.
The ancient town of Glandèves occupied an exposed site that was frequently attacked and pillaged. In the 11th century the inhabitants moved to the more secure and defensible settlement at Entrevaux
, although the Bishop of Glandèves remained seated at the cathedral on the old site.
In the 16th century a new cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Entrevaux) was built at Entrevaux, which formally became the seat of the diocese in the 17th century, and is known as both Entrevaux Cathedral and Glandèves Cathedral.
The Diocese of Glandèves ceased to exist in the reform of the French Revolution
, in 1790, which divided it between the Diocese of Digne and the Diocese of Nice.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, located in the abandoned town of Glandèves.
The ancient town of Glandèves occupied an exposed site that was frequently attacked and pillaged. In the 11th century the inhabitants moved to the more secure and defensible settlement at Entrevaux
Entrevaux
Entrevaux is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Geography:Set on both sides of the narrow road between Annot and Puget-Théniers that runs alongside the gorge of the river Var, the mediaeval walled town lies in the shadow of a mountaintop...
, although the Bishop of Glandèves remained seated at the cathedral on the old site.
In the 16th century a new cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Entrevaux) was built at Entrevaux, which formally became the seat of the diocese in the 17th century, and is known as both Entrevaux Cathedral and Glandèves Cathedral.
The Diocese of Glandèves ceased to exist in the reform of the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, in 1790, which divided it between the Diocese of Digne and the Diocese of Nice.