Cathédrale Saint-Jean et son Trésor
Place Saint-Jean, 69001 Lyon
- Métropole de Lyon
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
The medieval Treasury of the Cathedral of Lyon was destroyed in 1562 by the plundering of the Calvinist Baron des Adrets, plundered under Louis XIV and then plundered under the Revolution. Thus, in the aftermath of the Concordat, in the context of a new religious impulse, Cardinal Joseph FESCH, appointed to the diocese by his nephew Napoleon Bonaparte, donated part of his prestigious art collection: Byzantine capitals, Flanders and Aubusson tapestries, embroidered chasubles.
After him, the cardinal of BONALD, continues the reconstitution of the Treasury disappeared: Byzantine ivories, Limousin enamels, Italian Renaissance silverware, hat embroidered with gold thread. This prelate also endeavoured to order from the silversmiths of his city pieces of religious goldsmithery serving the Lyonnais cult. The objects of the Treasury are all protected as historical monuments.
Today, it is the former medieval school of singing of the clergy, called «manécanterie» that serves as a setting for the
Tags
Édifice religieux, Monument historique
Access
Quartier Saint-Jean Metro Vieux-Lyon Line D Bus 28-31-184, shuttle 4
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