Cathedrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse

  • Also Known As: Grasse Cathedral

  • Address: 6 Pl du Petit Puy
  • Vicinity: Pl du Grand Puy
  • Type: Church
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

Cathedrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse is a Romanesque style church in Grasse, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The medieval sanctuary features works by Peter Paul Rubens and Charles Negre and a triptych by Louis Brea. The only religious painting by Jean-Honore Fragonard is located in a Baroque chapel dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament. - AsNotedIn


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1150/00/00 The church of Notre-Dame du Puy is built in the C12.
1244/00/00 The bishop is transferred from Antibes to Grasse and the church of Notre-Dame du Puy is raised to cathedral status. The central nave dates from the C13.
1489/00/00 The triptych altarpiece by Louis Brea is install on the high altar.
1589/00/00 The west wall of the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse bears the mark of a cannonball fired during a siege of the city.
1721/00/00 A door made of the walnut is installed in the facade at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse.
1740/00/00 A chapel dedicated to the Saint Sacrament is constructed in the Baroque style, 1738-1740.
1754/00/00 Jean-Honore Fragonard Painter Jean-Honore Fragonard is commissioned by the Confrerie du Saint Sacrement to paint "The washing of the feet" (Le Lavement des Pieds). The work is in the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, Cathedrale Notre Dame du Puy, Grasse.
1795/09/05 During the Revolution, the Cathedrale is used as a hay barn, storing fodder for animals. A fire in September 1795 causes the stone pillars to crack due to the heat.
1827/00/00 Peter Paul Rubens Painter Commissioned for the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem in Rome, "The Crowning with Thorns", "Saint Helena" and "The Raising of the Cross" by Peter Paul Rubens are bequeathed to the hospital in Grasse.
1855/00/00 An organ built in 1855 by Frederic De Jungk of Toulouse is inaugurated by Lefebure-Wely at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse.
1972/00/00 "The Crowning with Thorns", "Saint Helena" and "The Raising of the Cross" by Peter Paul Rubens are moved Cathedrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse.

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Particulars for Cathedrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Art
Art Style Baroque
Sight Category Building
Building Use Cathedral
Building Type Church
Area of Design Decorative Arts
Era Medieval Europe
Musical Instrument Organ
Area of Significance Religion
Historic Use Religious Property
Religion, Cultural Affiliation Roman Catholic Church
Architectural Style Romanesque




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