Saint-Dié Cathedral, Roman Catholic cathedral in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France.
Saint-Dié Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, northeastern France, built entirely from red sandstone in the Romanesque style. It includes a main nave, a 13th-century cloister with a stone pulpit, and a connected church known as Notre-Dame de Galilée.
The site traces back to a monastery founded by Saint Deodatus in the 7th century, which was rebuilt several times over the following centuries. A papal declaration in 1777 gave it cathedral status.
The cathedral holds regular religious services, and the stained glass windows made by contemporary artists in the 1980s are easy to spot inside. Their modern style stands in clear contrast to the Romanesque stone walls around them.
The complex is open to visitors and covers several connected areas, so it is worth setting aside enough time to see them all. The cloister and the connected church are both accessible and worth including in the visit.
The facade was designed between 1711 and 1714 by Italian architect Giovanni Betto, who drew from the church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. It is unusual to find this Venetian influence so far north of the Alps.
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