Nevers Cathedral

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The Cathedral of Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers is a Catholic cathedral located in Nevers, Nièvre, Burgundy, France. It is dedicated to Saint Cyr (Cyricus), martyred in 304 at the age of three or four, and to his holy mother Julitta (Julitta), also martyred. It is also a historical monument, and the seat of the diocese of Nevers.

The cult of St. Cyr and St. Julitte in Nevers was the first of its kind.

Martyrs of the first centuries of the Christian era, Cyr and Julitte were supplanted around 304, during the last great persecutions ordered by the Roman Emperor Diocletian. Their martyrdom took place in Tarsus, the hometown of the apostle Paul, in southern Turkey. Their life is semi-legendary, but the authenticity of their martyrdom is indisputable. Very soon after their death, their worship and veneration of their relics spread throughout the Mediterranean basin, in Syria, Palestine, Iberia (present-day Georgia), Bridge, Lydia and Italy, where a church was consecrated to Saint Cyr from the 6th century. The cult of the two martyrs spread in Gaul from the fifth century; Amateur of Auxerre, bishop of Auxerre between 386 and 418 (who made the trip to Asia...