Bayeux Cathedral

Local nameCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
LocationBayeux, France

Bayeux Cathedral, also known as Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux, is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Bayeux in Normandy, France. A national monument, it is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux and was probably the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry, still preserved nearby. The cathedral is in the Norman-Romanesque architectural tradition.

The site is an ancient one and was once occupied by Roman sanctuaries. The present cathedral was consecrated on 14 July 1077 in the presence of William, Duke of Normandy and King of England. It was on this site that William may have forced Harold Godwinson to take an oath of support to him, the breaking of which led to the Norman conquest of England – meaning that the oath must have been made before 1066.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Cathedral

Official Website https://www.bayeux.fr/en/place/notre-dame-cathedral

Address 13 Impasse Prudhomme, Bayeux 14400, France

Coordinates 49°16'31.947" N -0°42'12.677" E

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