Building Name: | Nancy Cathedral French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation et Saint-Sigisbert |
Location: | Nancy, France |
Geo: | 48.6914°N 6.1861°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic Church |
Rite: | Roman |
Region: | Lorraine |
Province: | Bishop of Nancy and Toul |
Status: | Cathedral |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architecture: | yes |
Architecture Type: | church |
Architecture Style: | Baroque |
Groundbreaking: | 18th century |
Year Completed: | 19th century |
Nancy Cathedral (fr|Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation et Saint-Sigisbert; Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation and St. Sigisbert) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Nancy, Lorraine, France. It was erected in the 18th century. The cathedral is in the Baroque architectural style. It is a national monument and the seat of the Bishop of Nancy and Toul.
King Sigebert III of Austrasia was laid to rest here. Declared a saint later, the cathedral became a pilgrimage site. The cathedral is dedicated to the Holy Virgin and him.
The cathedral's architecture dates mainly to the 17-18th century.
See main article: article and Great organ of Nancy Cathedral. The great organ of the cathedral of Nancy has been built from 1756 by Nicolas Dupont. One century later (1861), Aristide Cavaillé-Coll signed here its biggest work in France outside of Paris. The organists of these Monument Historique organ are Johann Vexo (since 2009) and Guillaume Beaudoin (since 2014).