Lescar Cathedral

Lescar Cathedral west front

Lescar Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Lescar) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is located in the town of Lescar, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. It has been listed since 1840 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]

It was formerly the seat of the Diocese of Lescar, suppressed under the Concordat of 1801 and divided between the dioceses of Agen and Bayonne.

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: PA00084433, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Eglise de l'Assomption, ancienne cathédrale

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