Senlis Cathedral is a former Roman Catholic cathedral in Senlis, Oise

Senlis, Oise

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It was formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Senlis, abolished under the Concordat of 1801

Concordat of 1801

The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII, signed on 15 July 1801. It solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and brought back most of its civil status....

, when its territory was passed to the Diocese of Beauvais.

The cathedral was built between 1153 and 1191; its 256 feet (78 m) south tower dates from the 13th century. Its transepts were rebuilt between 1530 and 1556 after a fire, and the side portals and shallow east chapels date from about the same period.

The interior

Sources

• Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Senlis