Name: BASILIQUE SAINT-NAZAIRE ET SAINT-CELSE
Address: Place Saint NazaireLa Cité, Carcassonne, 11000, FRANCE
Rating: 9

The "Jewel of the City" (XIth-XIVth century). Saint-Nazaire is a case of harmonious coexistence between Romanesque and Gothic whose stained glass windows are the most beautiful in the South. Mass every Sunday at 11 a.m. The first authentic deed mentioning this church dates from 925. In 1096 Pope Urbain II came to Carcassonne and blessed the stones of Saint-Nazaire and Saint Celse Cathedral. The building was completed in the first half of the 12th century. Redesigned several times, it lost... Read more
The "Jewel of the City" (XIth-XIVth century). Saint-Nazaire is a case of harmonious coexistence between Romanesque and Gothic whose stained glass windows are the most beautiful in the South. Mass every Sunday at 11 a.m. The first authentic deed mentioning this church dates from 925. In 1096 Pope Urbain II came to Carcassonne and blessed the stones of Saint-Nazaire and Saint Celse Cathedral. The building was completed in the first half of the 12th century. Redesigned several times, it lost its cathedral status in 1801 in favor of the Saint-Michel church located in the Bastide. In 1898 it received the title of Basilica granted by Pope Leo XIII.

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