Cathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt - Apt, France
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N 43° 52.569 E 005° 23.822
31T E 692582 N 4860910
La cathédrale Sainte-Anne d'Apt, placée durant tout le Moyen Âge sous le double patronage de Notre-Dame et Saint-Castor, est la cathédrale de l'ancien diocèse d'Apt. Située dans la ville d'Apt, elle est classée monument historique depuis 1846
Waymark Code: WMZGXG
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 11/11/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Where's George
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FR La Cathédrale basilique Sainte Anne, de style baroque sur une infrastructure romaine, comporte des phases architecturales successives.

La crypte inférieure est le vestige d’un édifice romain du 1er siècle utilisé pour les besoins religieux dès l’époque carolingienne. Elle se compose d’un couloir accédant à un caveau où la tradition locale veut qu’ait été retrouvé le voile de Sainte Anne.

La crypte supérieure XIe siècle se compose d’un petite nef d’environ 8 m se terminant en abside. Sur les côtés, 7 niches renferment des sarcophages chrétiens. L’autel est constitué d’une table lapidaire pré-romane posée sur un cippe funéraire romain dont 3 faces portent des inscriptions.

La cathédrale des premiers siècles chrétiens probablement détruite à la suite des invasions fut reconstruite au XIe siècle. D’importantes transformations furent réalisées au XIVe et XVIIIe siècles modifiant profondément la nef centrale.

La chapelle Sainte-Anne fut construite au milieu du XVIIe siècle. Anne d’Autriche aida largement au financement des travaux.

Le trésor installé dans la sacristie se compose de nombreuses pièces rares de grande valeur (objets religieux, reliquaires, manuscrits et incunables, habits sacerdotaux).Un étendard arabe rapporté des croisades et tissé au XIe siècle pour un kalife est connu sous le nom de voile Sainte-Anne . Il servait à couvrir et découvrir les reliques au moment des processions.

A côté de la cathédrale, la Tour de l’horloge ou beffroi, tour-portique construite de 1561 à 1563 en bel appareil sur voûte à double arceau de style gothique provençal.
The Basilica Cathedral of St. Anne, in Baroque style on a Roman infrastructure, has successive architectural phases.

The lower crypt is the remains of a 1st century Roman building used for religious purposes since Carolingian times. It consists of a corridor leading to a cellar where the local tradition is that the veil of Saint Anne has been found.

The upper crypt of the 11th century consists of a small nave of about 8 m ending in an apse. On the sides, 7 niches contain Christian sarcophagi. The altar consists of a pre-Romanesque lapidary table placed on a Roman burial stone, with inscriptions on three sides.

The cathedral of the first Christian centuries, probably destroyed following the invasions, was rebuilt in the 11th century. Important transformations were carried out in the 14th and 18th centuries, profoundly modifying the central nave.

The Sainte-Anne chapel was built in the middle of the 17th century. Anne of Austria made a significant contribution to the financing of the work.

The treasure installed in the sacristy consists of many rare pieces of great value (religious objects, reliquaries, manuscripts and incunabula, priestly garments) An Arab standard brought back from the Crusades and woven in the 11th century for a kaliph is known as the Sainte-Anne sail. It was used to cover and uncover the relics during processions.

At the side of the cathedral, the Clock Tower or belfry, a portal tower built from 1561 to 1563 in a beautiful Provencal Gothic style double arch vaulted structure.


Source :
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cath%C3%A9drale_Sainte-Anne_d%27Apt
https://www.luberon-apt.fr/a-voir-a-faire/visites/cathedrale-sainte-anne-1187393
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Hours of Operation:
10h-12h / 14h-17h

Admission Prices:
Free

Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Up to 1 hour

Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle Only

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