Auch Cathedral

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Saint Mary's Cathedral () is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the commune of Auch in the Gers department of France. A large three-nave building, 102 m long and 35 m wide, it is the seat of the Archdiocese of Auch. It also has the ranks of minor basilica and primatia.

Its construction began in July 1489 at the instigation of Archbishop François de Savoie, on the ruins of the Romanesque cathedral of St. Consecrated on 12 February 1548, however, two centuries were needed to complete the construction. In Gothic style, strongly influenced by the Renaissance, it was completed at the end of the seventeenth century by a facade and a Corinthian porch.

It includes a set of 21 chapels. It is especially remarkable for its series of 18 glass windows, works by Arnaud de Moles, and for the woodwork of the choir, including the 113 stalls, unknown authors, which make the continuity of the biblical scenes present on the glass windows. St.

Mary's Cathedral has been classified as historic monuments since 1906. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the title of...