Nanterre Cathedral

About

The Cathedral of Saint-Geneviève and Saint-Maurice de Nanterre is the former parish church of the city of Nanterre (now department of Hauts-de-Seine) erected as a cathedral following the creation of the diocese of Nanterre on October 9, 1966. The church had been completely rebuilt in the inter-war period on the initiative of Canon Jules Froidevaux, who wanted to provide the birthplace of Saint Geneviève with a basilica of pilgrimage worthy of the saint. An ambitious iconographic program was developed and led to the creation of a unique set of frescoes from the 1930s. In the inventory of historical monuments, the 14th century bell tower, the only remaining element of the old church, has been classified as a historical monument since May 5, 1975 and the entire building has been listed as a historical monument since September 23, 2010. The cathedral is dedicated to:

Saint Geneviève, born in Nanterre: patron saint of the diocese of Nanterre and the city of Paris. Saint Maurice d'Agaune, a Roman soldier converted to Christianity and his fellow martyrs.