Lisieux Cathedral

Lisieux Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church situated in Lisieux, France. The present house of God was worked among 1170 and the center of the 13th century through the activity of Bishop Arnulf. It was the seat of the Bishop of Lisieux until the bishopric of Lisieux was abrogated under the Concordat of 1801 and converged into the Diocese of Bayeux. The building is 110 meters and is a national landmark. The west front of the structure comprises of three gateways surmounted by two towers.

The south pinnacle was worked in the 16th century and at the top bears a 17th century fleche. Braces were added toward the south face in the 15th century. The basilica endure World War II completely flawless however the town endured Allied bombarding in 1944. A prior church is ventured to have existed since the sixth century, as there was a Bishop of Lisieux from that time, yet nothing is known about the before structure.

It is wrongly guaranteed that Henry Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy and future lord of England, wedded Eleanor of Aquitaine at the basilica in 1152. Truth be told they wedded in Poitiers Cathedral. Having been associated with the preliminary of Joan of Arc, Pierre Cauchon was in certainty named as Bishop of Lisieux in 1432 and is covered there.