Name: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation
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1. Moulins city centre — loop

4.55km

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2. Place d'Allier – Cathedral of Notre-Dame loop from Les Durantats

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3. Place d'Allier – Rue d'Allier, Moulins loop from Moulins

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Paul_C

August 25, 2023

This cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Moulins and a national monument. It was built in the 15th and 16th centuries in the Flamboyant Gothic style, then enlarged and embellished in the 19th century in the Neo-Gothic style. You can admire its impressive facade with two spires 81 meters high, its stained glass windows representing the Bourbon dynasty and its artistic treasures, such as the famous Triptych by the Master of Moulins, a masterpiece of Flemish painting dating from around 1500. The cathedral also houses an 11th century Black Madonna, a group of sculptures representing the lamentation of Christ, and a kneeling statue of Joan of Arc. The cathedral is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and admission is free.

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Vince

January 2, 2024

This magnificent Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation cathedral in Moulins is absolutely worth discovering for its history but also for the points of interest that you will find inside:

- The Black Madonna, patron saint of Moulins

Since the 12th century, the Black Virgin has been the object of veneration by the people of Moulin in gratitude for the remarkable protection with which she has surrounded the town of Moulins for centuries.

- The great Merklin organ, a great romantic instrument

- The triptych of the Master of Moulins is undoubtedly the only masterpiece that survives from the vast collections of paintings that the Dukes of Bourbon had established in their ducal palace of Moulins or with which they had endowed the collegiate church that they had founded near. The triptych of the Master of Moulins was classified as a Historic Monument on June 14, 1898.

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JakobusPilger

July 18, 2024

The cathedral (bishop's church) of Moulins is - like many others in France with the title "Notre Dame" ("Our Lady") - dedicated to the Mother of God Mary. The addition "de-l'Annonciation" in the patronage refers to the feast of the Annunciation to Mary (feast day in the liturgical calendar is March 25th, exactly 9 months before Christmas). When the angel of the Lord brought her the message that she was to give birth to the Son of God - Jesus Christ.

According to the report in the 1st chapter of the Gospel of Luke, this happened in Nazareth (Israel). There, on the spot where this happened - according to a tradition dating back around two thousand years - there is a large church, which can therefore be considered the 'original patron church' for the title of this church in Moulins.

The Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth can be found as a komoot highlight here:

+ komoot.com/de-de/highlight/251260

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Location: Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation

1. Moulins city centre — loop

2. Place d'Allier – Cathedral of Notre-Dame loop from Les Durantats

3. Place d'Allier – Rue d'Allier, Moulins loop from Moulins

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