Auxerre - Cathédrale Saint-Étienne

Auxerre was a Gallo-Roman center, then called Autissiodorum, located on the banks of the Yonne River. It became the seat of a bishop already in the 3rd century. In the 5th century, it received a cathedral.

Wine cultivations starting from the twelfth century made Auxerre a flourishing town. Auxerre suffered during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion. In 1567 it was captured by the Huguenots, and many of the Catholic edifices were damaged.

The Cathédrale Saint-Étienne is actually the 5th on the spot.

The erection started in 1215 around the same time when the building of the cathedrals in Reims and Amiens started. The church was erected over a still-existing crypt from the previous building (~ 1030). The choir was completed in 1235.

Seen to the right is the Abbaye Saint-Germain.


I have been here a couple of times and have uploaded already many photos, so this time I will only add a few.