Fréjus Cathedral

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Saint-Léonce de Fréjus Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in the historical centre of Fréjus, in the Var department. It is a building originally medieval but resulting from several periods:

Paleo-Christian Baptistery of the Fifth Century (Merovingian Art), surrounded by an octagonal hall with cut strips with absidioles; The eight corner columns are of Corinthian style (reuse of Roman building); opening onto an octagonal floor. Vants of carved walnut doors dating from 1530 topped with cross windows. Two-storey cloister with 14th-century wooden frame interspersing several small panels painted by travelling painters. Bell of the 13th century, above the narthex The cathedral was part of the Episcopal City of Fréjus. The cathedral, the Baptistery and the cloister with its outbuildings are classified as historical monuments by the list of 1862. The cathedral ensemble, containing the old canonial ensemble with its cellars and courtyard, the buildings of the archaeology museum with its cellars and courtyard and the building of the sacristy back, is inscribed by decree of 6 March 2025.