Grasse Cathedral

Grasse Cathedral

Grasse Cathedral ("Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy de Grasse") is a former Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Grasse.

It was the seat of the Bishop of Grasse. The diocese of Grasse was absorbed by the diocese of Nice under the Concordat of 1801.

External links

* [http://www.scholares.net/index.php?Gazetteer-Grasse Location]


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