Orléans Cathedral

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The Cathedral of Sainte-Croix d'Orléans is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral located in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It is the episcopal seat of the diocese of Orléans. The cathedral is dedicated to the Holy Cross. The St. Croix Cathedral of Orléans is classified as historical monuments by the list of 1862. On 26 January 1855, Pope Pius IX raised him to the rank of basilica.

Hagiographical legends: The foundation of the Cathedral of Orléans is the object of two long-lived hagiographic legends in Orléans. Written at different times, they do not put the same characters on stage and, consequently, also diverge in their purpose.

Life of Saint Euvert: The oldest text is the Life of Saint Euvert, written in the 9th century. He made the future bishop of the fourth century a subdeacon of Rome who came to Gaul to search for members of his siblings who had been kidnapped forty years earlier by Barbarians. While, passing through Orléans, he attended, in the cathedral, the election of a new bishop, a dove, symbol of the Holy Spirit is miraculously...