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Basilica of Saint Paul of Narbonne

La basilique Saint-Paul de Narbonne

France, Narbonne

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Basilica of Saint Paul of Narbonne

La basilique Saint-Paul de Narbonne

France, Narbonne

The Basilica of Saint Paul of Narbonne is a Catholic basilica located in Narbonne, France. It is a former collegiate church, also called Saint-Paul-Serge Basilica.

The Basilica has a complicated history. The first building burned down in the 5th century. A new building was rebuilt on this site around 1180. It was also destroyed at the beginning of the twelfth century. The church was rebuilt in 1224 in close to the present form. The tomb of Saint Paul, the first bishop of Narbonne, who, according to tradition, was supposed to be proconsul Sergius Paul, was transferred in 1244 to the choirs of the church.
After the fire in the roof of the nave, which happened in 1368, the vaults and the feigned bell tower were redone. The two western spans were rebuilt from 1432 to 1458. In the 16th century, the six columns of the nave were reinforced with powerful round blocks.
The current composition is the result of numerous works and various restorations that began in the 15th century and continued until the 20th century.
In 1862, the building was recognized as a monument of French history.

The basilica contains the famous chalice built into the right column at the entrance to the church through the south door. At the bottom of this bowl is a sculpted frog that was popularized by the poet Frederic Mistral. He told the following legend: a carpenter reproaches his son, who has just completed his journey through France, for not seeing a masterpiece of masterpieces in Narbonne, namely a frog that is at the bottom of the font with holy water in St. Paul's Church. The son, forced to return to Narbonne to see the famous frog, breaks his leg. The holy water in the font immediately turned blood-red, and since then the bowl of the font with holy water has remained reddish.

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Mademoisele

Traveled 2 years ago

Rating 8

An ancient necropolis and a beautiful church.

The basilica is very ancient, it was built on the site of an early Christian necropolis. The first church was rebuilt around 1180 to the size of the current church, and then it underwent many changes and reconstructions. It has a remarkably elevated altar and an early Christian crypt that was once part of a 3rd and 4th century necropolis containing six sarcophagi. You can visit all this for free. Many are interested in the famous font built into the right column at the entrance to the church through the south door: at the bottom of this font is a carved frog.→

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