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Saint Stephen's Cathedral — Attraction in Toulouse

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Saint Stephen's Cathedral
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St. Stephen's Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, OP.
Nearby attractions
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21 Rue de Metz, 31000 Toulouse, France
Galerie Place de l' Art antiquités tableaux
62 Rue de Metz, 31000 Toulouse, France
Galerie Serventi
7 R. d'Astorg, 31000 Toulouse, France
Grand Rond
Rond-point Boulingrin, 31000 Toulouse, France
Jardin Royal
Angle Rue Ozenne et Allées Jules Guesde, 31000 Toulouse, France
Musée Paul-Dupuy
13 Rue de la Pleau, 31000 Toulouse, France
Tactisens Escape Game Toulouse
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YellowKorner
3 Rue Saint-Antoine du T, 31000 Toulouse, France
Place du Capitole
JC3V+P8, 1 Rue Ernest Roschach, 31000 Toulouse, France
Muséum de Toulouse
35 All. Jules Guesde, 31000 Toulouse, France
Nearby restaurants
Gaïa
24 Rue Croix Baragnon, 31000 Toulouse, France
OFFICINA GUSTO
7 Pl. Saint-Étienne, 31000 Toulouse, France
The Versant Toulouse
47 Rue de Metz, 31000 Toulouse, France
BAR L'ARROSOIR
47 Rue de Metz, 31000 Toulouse, France
Eat Sushi
31 Rue des Frères Lion, 31000 Toulouse, France
Monsieur Georges
20 Pl. Saint-Georges, 31000 Toulouse, France
Standard.
7 Rue Riguepels, 31000 Toulouse, France
Café Authié
25 Pl. Dupuy, 31000 Toulouse, France
Le Bistrot De L'etoile
6 Rue de l'Étoile, 31000 Toulouse, France
Sushi Shop Toulouse Boulbonne
34-36 Rue Boulbonne, 31000 Toulouse, France
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17 Rue Croix Baragnon, 31000 Toulouse, France
Midica
13 Pl. Etienne Esquirol, 31000 Toulouse, France
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ibis Styles Toulouse Centre Canal du Midi
05 Bd de la Gare, 31500 Toulouse, France
Hôtel Mercure Toulouse Centre Wilson Capitole
7 Rue Labeda, 31000 Toulouse, France
Hôtel le Cousture
40 Bd Lazare Carnot, 31000 Toulouse, France
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Saint Stephen's Cathedral

Pl. Saint-Étienne, 31000 Toulouse, France
4.5(2.3K)
Open until 7:00 PM
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St. Stephen's Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, OP.

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attractions: Musée des Augustins, Galerie Place de l' Art antiquités tableaux, Galerie Serventi, Grand Rond, Jardin Royal, Musée Paul-Dupuy, Tactisens Escape Game Toulouse, YellowKorner, Place du Capitole, Muséum de Toulouse, restaurants: Gaïa, OFFICINA GUSTO, The Versant Toulouse, BAR L'ARROSOIR, Eat Sushi, Monsieur Georges, Standard., Café Authié, Le Bistrot De L'etoile, Sushi Shop Toulouse Boulbonne
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Phone
+33 5 61 52 03 82
Website
paroissescathedraletoulouse.fr
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Sun9 AM - 7 PMOpen

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Nearby attractions of Saint Stephen's Cathedral

Musée des Augustins

Galerie Place de l' Art antiquités tableaux

Galerie Serventi

Grand Rond

Jardin Royal

Musée Paul-Dupuy

Tactisens Escape Game Toulouse

YellowKorner

Place du Capitole

Muséum de Toulouse

Musée des Augustins

Musée des Augustins

4.4

(1.4K)

Open 24 hours
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Galerie Place de l' Art antiquités tableaux

Galerie Place de l' Art antiquités tableaux

5.0

(9)

Closed
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Galerie Serventi

Galerie Serventi

5.0

(26)

Open 24 hours
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Grand Rond

Grand Rond

4.5

(2.1K)

Open 24 hours
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Things to do nearby

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Genesis, lhistoire de la Création en un spectacle lumineux et immersif à Toulouse
Sun, Dec 7 • 6:00 PM
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No Diet Club - Unique local food in Toulouse
No Diet Club - Unique local food in Toulouse
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Toulouse Sylvain Bike Tour
Toulouse Sylvain Bike Tour
Tue, Dec 9 • 10:00 AM
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Nearby restaurants of Saint Stephen's Cathedral

Gaïa

OFFICINA GUSTO

The Versant Toulouse

BAR L'ARROSOIR

Eat Sushi

Monsieur Georges

Standard.

Café Authié

Le Bistrot De L'etoile

Sushi Shop Toulouse Boulbonne

Gaïa

Gaïa

4.4

(1.5K)

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OFFICINA GUSTO

OFFICINA GUSTO

4.3

(689)

$$

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The Versant Toulouse

The Versant Toulouse

4.4

(312)

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BAR L'ARROSOIR

BAR L'ARROSOIR

4.9

(254)

$$

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Reviews of Saint Stephen's Cathedral

4.5
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5.0
6y

This imposing cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Toulouse. Its earliest known existence of a church on this site dates back to the 9th century. The construction of what is now the city's cathedral began in the early 1200's, with additional works taking place in the 15th century. As a result, the cathedral is essentially two churches, one on the east side and the other to the west. If you enter through the north entrance - the double doors that faces you if you approach from the Rue de Metz - your eyes will initially be drawn to the towering apse to your left with its magnificent alter at its head. This is the "newer" east side of the Cathedral. However, as you move to the centre of the apse, you realise that there is another huge part to the church, slightly offset to your right. This, the west side, is the older part of the cathedral and is crowned by a wonderful rose window. The church was built in an effort to impress the local population and thus to encourage it to renounce the breakaway Cathar sect, which was becoming increasingly dominant in the region. This western side of the church still has its own small but quite lovely alter, set to the side. The main alter on the Eastern side has an amazing sculpture as its towering backdrop. It depicts, in fabulous detail, the martyrdom of St Stephen, who is revered as being the first martyr of the Catholic church. He was condemned to death by stoning, in AD 34 for preaching the teachings of Christ in Jewish synagogues, an event that was witnessed by St Paul the Apostle. There are some 14 minor chapels around the cathedral. One of them, the chapel dedicated to St Vincent de Paul contains the oldest stained glass in Toulouse, dating back to the 13th century. The magnificent wooden choir stalls and organ casing, suspended 17 metres above the floor, date back to the early 1600's. The organ has undergone restoration a number of times over the centuries but is...

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5.0
3y

La catedral de Saint-Étienne de Toulouse (catedral de San Esteban de Toulouse en español) se encuentra en la ciudad francesa de Toulouse. Se desconocen los orígenes de la catedral. Los primeros datos son de 1071 cuando el obispo Isarn ordenó la reconstrucción del edificio, en aquel momento en ruinas. Su arquitectura es especial ya que está compuesta por elementos arquitectónicos de diversos periodos. Contiguo a la catedral se encuentra el antiguo palacio episcopal, actualmente ocupado por la prefectura.

Según algunos historiadores, se construyó sobre la base de una capilla edificada en el siglo III por san Saturnino y reconstruida por san Exuperio ciento cincuenta años después. Resulta difícil comprobar estos datos ya que no se han realizado excavaciones. La historia de la iglesia está tan llena de modificaciones, renovaciones y construcciones que se la podría llamar la catedral inacabada.

En el siglo XIII se modificaron los planos de la iglesia románica. En la zona meridional, es visible una modificación en la altura del edificio siguiendo el corte de las ventanas, mientras que en la pared septentrional, construida más tarde, no se puede ver ninguna anomalía. En la pared occidental se encuentra un rosetón, inspirado en el de Notre Dame de París.

La característica más original del edificio es la de presentar dos partes muy diferentes: una parte románica en la zona de la nave; y una parte gótica en el coro. Ambas iglesias fueron unidas en el siglo XVI por Jean d'Orleans. El coro es el doble de grande que la nave románica, si bien el pasillo central sigue una línea no continua. La pared románica meridional fue alargada al construirse el templo gótico. Este gigantesco proyecto se inició en 1272 bajo los auspicios del abad Bertrand-de-L'Isle. El proyecto original sufrió numerosas modificaciones y surgieron nuevos proyectos, que muchas veces quedaron en el olvido.

En 1609, el arquitecto Pierre Levesville decidió colocar una bóveda en el coro ya que el techo se había quemado. Aunque el proyecto inicial preveía una altura de 40 metros, la bóveda actual no tiene más que 28. Levesville dotó también a la catedral de un nuevo mobiliario que unían el barroco con el gótico, para reemplazar al mobiliario antiguo que también estaba quemado.

En 1794, la campana mayor de Saint-Étienne, la Cardailhac, fue tirada desde la cumbre del campanario y se rompió, a pesar de que se había colocado varias capas de paja para amortiguar su caída. El campanario románico fortificado tiene un carillón de 17 campanas en teclado y...

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5.0
36w

A beautiful work of design and engineering, the meaning of any Church is to welcome travellers, and to show mercy to them, I arrive by bicycle with my panniers, it’s pouring with rain, I enter the church with my bicycle and in by a few minutes moments a arrogant man whom works for the church rushes towards me, he tells me bicycles are forbidden inside the church. I must put it outside, and my bags, all 40 kilograms of them I can bring them into the church. It’s not an electric bike sir! This man hath no place to deter travellers from the house of god. Jesus welcomes travellers. Five stars for the cathedral Nil stars for the arrogant employee of the church To also clarify bicycle travellers are welcome in all church’s and cathedrals across France including Notre Dame in Paris because they actively welcome...

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