Lodève Cathedral

Lodève Cathedral

Lodève Cathedral ("Cathédrale Saint-Fulcran de Lodève") is a Roman Catholic cathedral, dedicated to Saint Fulcran, and a national monument of France, in Lodève.

It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Lodève until the see was abolished by the Concordat of 1801 and merged into the Diocese of Montpellier.

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* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10545a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Montpellier, incl. Lodève]


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