History and art

The upper rooms

Cathedral

The Church of Purity

Origins of the Cathedral

In origin the Cathedral reflects the late Romanesque transitional style, with its emphasis on Gothic art. It had a “T” plan with three naves.

Patriarch Bertrand of Saint Geniès (1334-1335) consecrated the church in 1335 with the name Saint Mary Major, as well as overseeing the completion of the construction and erecting the baptistry, completed towards the end of 1348.