Annecy Cathedral

Annecy Cathedral

Annecy Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Annecy) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and national monument of France, in Annecy.

It was built at the beginning of the 16th century by Jacques Rossel as a chapel for a Franciscan priory. During the French Revolution the building was used as a temple of the Goddess Reason. It was raised to the status of a cathedral in 1822 when the Diocese of Annecy was created from the Diocese of Chambéry.

The grand organ in Annecy Cathedral

The organ of the cathedral was built by Nicolas-Antoine Lété, an organ builder of the French king, in 1840-1842.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Association des amis de l'orgue - Annecy, http://www.orgue-cathedrale-annecy.fr/

Coordinates: 45°53′57″N 6°7′32″E / 45.89917°N 6.12556°E / 45.89917; 6.12556

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