Saint-Papoul
Encyclopedia
Saint-Papoul is a commune
in the Aude
department in southern France
.
The diocese of Saint-Papoul, of which Saint-Papoul Cathedral
was the center, was created an episcopal see by John XXII
in 1317.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Aude
Aude
Aude is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country".Aude is also a frequent feminine French given name in Francophone countries, deriving initially from Aude or Oda, a wife of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine, and mother...
department in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
History
The town of Saint-Papoul was founded during the 8th century when an abbey was established here, dedicated to Saint Papulus.The diocese of Saint-Papoul, of which Saint-Papoul Cathedral
Saint-Papoul Cathedral
Saint-Papoul Cathedral was a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the village of Saint-Papoul in Languedoc. The dedication is to Saint Papulus , an early Christian bishop and martyr, from whom the settlement also took its name.It was the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Papoul...
was the center, was created an episcopal see by John XXII
Pope John XXII
Pope John XXII , born Jacques Duèze , was pope from 1316 to 1334. He was the second Pope of the Avignon Papacy , elected by a conclave in Lyon assembled by Philip V of France...
in 1317.