Nancy Cathedral

Nancy Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation et Saint-Sigisbert; Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation and St. Sigisbert) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Nancy, Lorraine, France. It was erected in the 18th century. The cathedral is in the Baroque architectural style. It is a national monument and the seat of the Bishop of Nancy and Toul.

Nancy Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation et Saint-Sigisbert
Nancy Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Bishop of Nancy and Toul
Region	Lorraine
Rite	Roman
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	Active
Location
Location	Nancy,  France
Geographic coordinates	48°41′29″N 6°11′10″E / 48.69139°N 6.18611°E / 48.69139; 6.18611
Architecture
Type	church
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	18th century
Completed	19th century

History

 

The great organ

 

View towards the dome

King Sigebert III of Austrasia was laid to rest here. Declared a saint later, the cathedral became a pilgrimage site. The cathedral is dedicated to the Holy Virgin and him.

The cathedral's architecture dates mainly to the 17-18th century.

Organ

Main article: Great organ of Nancy Cathedral

The great organ of the cathedral of Nancy has been built from 1756 by Nicolas Dupont. One century later (1861), Aristide Cavaillé-Coll signed here its biggest work in France outside of Paris. The organists of these Monument Historique organ are Johann Vexo (since 2009) and Guillaume Beaudoin (since 2014).

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External links

  Media related to Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy at Wikimedia Commons

• Location
• and [2]: Nancy Cathedral: photos
• (in French)
• Official website about the organ of Nancy Cathedral
• Johann Vexo plays on the great organ of the cathedral of Nancy :

• J.S. Bach - Sinfonia of Cantata BWV 29 [video]
• J.S. Bach - Fantasy and fugue in C minor BWV 537 [video]
• F. Liszt - Consolation in D flat [video]
• C.M. Widor - Andante sostenuto (Symphonie gothique) [video]
• Audio contents