Conference-visit on the history of Notre-Dame Cathedral and the bishops of Grenoble

Name: Conference-visit on the history of Notre-Dame Cathedral and the bishops of Grenoble
Start: 2022-09-18T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble

Lecture by Gilles-Marie Moreau, historian of the cathedral and president of the Delphinale Academy, on the history of the bishops of Grenoble since the first Christian centuries; then guided tour.

Sunday 18 September 2022, 14:30Passed

Conditions

Free entry, without prior registration

At the heart of the episcopal group founded in the 4th century, the present cathedral (13th century) contains unsuspected treasures: the monumental ciborium, the tomb of the bishops, the chapel where Saint Hugues welcomed Saint Bruno, the frescoes of Father Guétal… Many famous people are linked to its history: the dolphins of Viennese, the knight Bayard, Catherine de Medicis, Molière, Stendhal, Napoleon III… The visit allows us to discover one of its little-known ornaments, usually closed to the public: the cloister of the canons, still provided with its Romanesque capitals, and in which remains of some of the oldest wall paintings of the Isère have been exposed.

About the location

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble

Place Notre-Dame, 38000 Grenoble

Isère
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The heart of the episcopal group founded in the 4th century, the present cathedral (13th century) contains unexpected treasures: the monumental ciborium, the tomb of the bishops, the chapel where Saint Hugh welcomed Saint Bruno, the frescoes of Abbé Guétal, the confessional of Abbé Pierre… Many famous figures are linked to its history: the dolphins of Viennese, the knight Bayard, Catherine de Medici, Molière, Stendhal, Napoleon III… In recent years, it has recovered one of its little-known ornaments: the Cloister of the Canons, still provided with its Romanesque capitals, and in which some of the oldest murals of the Isère have been uncovered.