Béziers Cathedral

Béziers Cathedral; Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers
	Béziers Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Bishopric of Béziers
Region	Hérault
Rite	Roman
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	Active
Location
Location	Béziers, France
Geographic coordinates
Architecture
Type	church
Style	Romanesque

Béziers Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers) is a Roman Catholic church located in Béziers, France.

The edifice dates from the thirteenth century, having been erected on the site of an earlier building that was destroyed during the Massacre at Béziers in the Albigensian Crusade. The cathedral was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Béziers, which was dissolved by the Concordat of 1801 and annexed into the Diocese of Montpellier.

Views of the Cathedral

Gallery

Statue of the Mother of God
Organ decorated with figures playing a wooden flute and violin
Figures with a harp and lute
King David on the left grandstand
Saint Cecilia on the right grandstand
Street leading up to the cathedral

Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Béziers, in article on Montpellier

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