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Le Mans Cathedral ( French: Cathédrale St-Julien du Mans) is a Catholic church situated in Le Mans, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area around the beginning of the 4th century. Its construction dated from the 6th through the 15th century, culminating ...
Mar 14, 2024 · The Annales Sancti Victoris Massilienses record the death "1218 VII Kal Iul" of "Simon comes Montisforti" during the siege of Toulouse[2698]. The necrology of Le Mans Cathedral records the death "VII Kal Jul" of "Simon…comes Montisfortis"[2699].
- Simon came from a famous French crusading family. Simon de Montfort was born around 1205 at Montfort-l’Amaury. His father, also named Simon, took part in the Fourth Crusade and led the Albigensian Crusade in France against the Cathars.
- Simon arrived in England in 1229 seeking his fortune. As a second son, Simon did not receive any of his father’s inheritance. Part of the family’s collection of titles was the earldom of Leicester in England and this caused a problem for his older brother Amaury.
- He expelled Jews from his lands as a propaganda stunt. In 1231, Simon issued a document that expelled all Jews from the half of Leicester in his possession.
- Simon married the king’s sister. Simon became a favourite of King Henry III. In 1238, Henry oversaw the marriage of his sister Eleanor to Simon, despite the widowed Eleanor taking a vow of chastity.
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Cathédrale du Mans. A valuable work of art in the heart of Le Mans, Saint-Julien cathedral is a monument built stage by stage, from the 11th through the 15th century. The diversity of styles characterizing this amazing edifice bears telling testimony to the evolution of religious art during the Middle Ages. Inside, precious ancient paintings ...
- Place Saint-Michel, LE MANS, 72000
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Le Mans Cathedral. Le Mans Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area around the beginning of the 4th century. The cathedral, which combines a Romanesque nave and a High Gothic choir, is notable for its rich collection of stained glass and the spectacular bifurcating ...
- Place du Cardinal Grente 21, Le Mans, France
The Cathedral of Saint Julien, seat of the Diocese of Le Mans, is one of the finest examples of Gothic-Roman architecture in all of France. The current cathedral was built gradually over the course of the 11th through 15th centuries. Pope Urban II consecrated the cathedral (in its early stages) when he came to Le Mans to preach the first ...
Oct 8, 2013 · Cathedral of St Julien, Le Mans, France. Holly Hayes all photos → Built in the 12th and 13th centuries, the Cathédrale Saint-Julien in Le Mans combines a Romanesque nave with a Gothic choir.
