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Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême Cathedral

Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême Cathedral

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Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême Cathedral

Name: Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême Cathedral
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Location: New Aquitaine, France

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1. Îles de Fleurac – La Coulée Verte loop from Angoulême

50.1km

03:22

290m

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2. Old station portico – Foulpougne Viaduct loop from Bouëx

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03:24

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3. Old station portico – Le long de la Charente loop from Le Verger du Parc

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06:24

600m

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Stéphane Leblanc

December 29, 2021

A temple dedicated to Jupiter would have been erected on the site of Angoulême cathedral in Gallo-Roman times. In the 4th century, a cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter was built. The Visigoths destroy it. The cathedral was rebuilt in the 6th century. This second building was destroyed in 981 following a fire linked to the Norman raids in the region. A new cathedral was then built by Bishop Grimoard de Mussidan.
Nevertheless, the current cathedral is due to the eminent bishop Girard, legate of the Pope. The latter manages the site himself. He chose to cover his cathedral with cupolas as he observed similar ones in Périgueux and Cahors. It also shows originality by covering its facade with sculptures. Work began in 1110. The cathedral was probably almost completed in 1138, when it was consecrated.

The cathedral is looted during the Wars of Religion. It served as the Temple of Reason under the Revolution. It underwent a radical restoration by the architect Paul Abadie who added to the facade its gable, its pinnacles and its equestrian statues. He also reconstructed the dome of the crossing and the bell tower.

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JakobusPilger

June 8, 2025

The biblical accounts of the New Testament, which describe the events in the life of Jesus and his disciples, paint a very nuanced picture of the Apostle Peter (Saint-Pierre), to whom the church of Angoulême is dedicated: On the one hand, he is a convinced and determined disciple of Jesus, but also not free from human weakness and fear. In the Garden of Gethsemane, he falls asleep (like the other disciples) when Jesus turns to God the Father after the Last Supper and asks the disciples to pray as well; and after Jesus' arrest, Peter denies three times that he even knows him. But he also weeps over his weakness and, upon encountering the risen Christ, professes his love and loyalty to him. His real name is Simon, but Jesus gives him the name Peter (which means rock), upon which the church is to be built, and he gives him—according to the account of the Evangelist Matthew—the "keys to the kingdom of heaven."

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1. Îles de Fleurac – La Coulée Verte loop from Angoulême

2. Old station portico – Foulpougne Viaduct loop from Bouëx

3. Old station portico – Le long de la Charente loop from Le Verger du Parc

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