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Rennes Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Rennes, France.[1]

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  1. 23 relations: Cathedral, Catholic Church, Church architecture, France, French Revolution, Gothic architecture, Granite, Louis XVI, Mathurin Crucy, Melaine, Monument historique, Neoclassical architecture, Pierre Corbineau, Pope Pius IX, Pro-cathedral, Rennes, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol and Saint-Malo, Roman Forum, Roman Rite, Saint Peter, Tugal Caris, Vespers, World War II.

  2. Buildings and structures in Rennes
  3. Churches in Ille-et-Vilaine
  4. Neoclassical church buildings in France

Cathedral

A cathedral is a church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Church architecture

Church architecture refers to the architecture of Christian buildings, such as churches, chapels, convents, seminaries, etc.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.

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Granite

Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.

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Louis XVI

Louis XVI (Louis Auguste;; 23 August 175421 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.

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Mathurin Crucy

Mathurin Crucy (2 February 1749, Nantes - 7 November 1826, Chantenay, near Nantes) was a French architect and urban planner, who conceived a major Neo-Classical architectural programme for Nantes.

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Melaine

Saint Melaine (Latin: Melanius or Mellanus; Breton: Melani; Cornish: Melan; Welsh: Mellon) was a 6th-century Bishop of Rennes in Brittany (now in France).

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Monument historique

Monument historique is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.

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Pierre Corbineau

Pierre Corbineau (1600 – 23 September 1678, Rennes) was a French architect, a member of a family of French architects: the.

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Pope Pius IX

Pope Pius IX (Pio IX, Pio Nono; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878.

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Pro-cathedral

A pro-cathedral or procathedral is a parish church that temporarily serves as the cathedral or co-cathedral of a diocese, or a church that has the same function in a Catholic missionary jurisdiction (such as an apostolic prefecture or apostolic administration) that is not yet entitled to a proper cathedral.

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Rennes

Rennes (Roazhon; Gallo: Resnn) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol and Saint-Malo

The Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo (Latin: Archidioecesis Rhedonensis, Dolensis et Sancti Maclovii; French: Archidiocèse de Rennes, Dol et Saint-Malo; Arc'heskopti Roazhon, Dol ha Sant-Maloù) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France.

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Roman Forum

The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum (Foro Romano), is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the centre of the city of Rome.

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Roman Rite

The Roman Rite (Ritus Romanus) is the most common ritual family for performing the ecclesiastical services of the Latin Church, the largest of the sui iuris particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church.

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Saint Peter

Saint Peter (died AD 64–68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church.

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Tugal Caris

Tugal Caris (active 1630 – 1666),Marie-Dominique Menant,, Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel: Bretagne, 2006, archived from on 14 December 2014.

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Vespers

Vespers is a liturgy of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours in Catholic (both Latin and Eastern Catholic liturgical rites), Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran liturgies.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

Buildings and structures in Rennes

Churches in Ille-et-Vilaine

Neoclassical church buildings in France

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennes_Cathedral

Also known as Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes, Pro-cathédrale Notre-Dame-en-Saint-Mélaine de Rennes, Rennes Pro-Cathedral.