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    Dijon Cathedral, or the Cathedral of Saint Benignus of Dijon (French: Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon), is a Roman Catholic church located in the town...
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    frequent thunderstorms. Dijon has a large number of churches, including Notre Dame de Dijon, St. Philibert, St. Michel, and Dijon Cathedral, dedicated to the...
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  • city of Dijon Dijon-Prenois (aka "Dijon"), a racetrack in Prenois near Dijon Dijon Cathedral, a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Dijon Dijon-Ville...
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    Catholic Church in France. The archepiscopal see is Dijon Cathedral, which is located in the city of Dijon. The diocese comprises the entire department of...
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    The new Cathedral, along with that of Dijon Cathedral, became models of the Burgundian Gothic style. Most of this portion of the cathedral was finished...
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    de Paris, Chartres Cathedral, Dijon Cathedral, Reims Cathedral, Saint-Sulpice, Paris, Basilique du Sacre-Coeur, Strasbourg Cathedral, Eglise de la Madeleine...
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  • Samson (1888–1957) was a French church composer and choirmaster at the Dijon Cathedral. His books on church music include Musique et Vie intérieure and A...
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    Benignus of Dijon (French: Saint Bénigne) was a martyr honored as the patron saint and first herald of Christianity of Dijon, Burgundy (Roman Divio). His...
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    the tallest cathedral is Cologne Cathedral (157.4 m) in Cologne, Germany. The tallest Eastern Orthodox, as well as the tallest domed cathedral, will be People's...
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    church of Saint Martin at Halle. In 1792, his body was transferred to Dijon Cathedral, and in the following year, his tomb was damaged by revolutionaries...
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  • of cathedrals in France and in the French overseas departments, territories and collectivities, including both actual and former diocesan cathedrals (seats...
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  • list of gothic cathedrals in Europe that are active Christian cathedrals (the seats of bishops), but also includes former cathedrals and churches built...
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  • founded near Dijon. 1393 - Dijon Cathedral consecrated. 1405 - "Well of Moses" sculpture created for the Champmol monastery near Dijon. 1460 – Tower...
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    Gothic, found in Nevers Cathedral (1211–1331), Dijon Cathedral (1280–1325), Chalon Cathedral (1220–1522), and Auxerre Cathedral (13th-16th century). The...
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    situated next door to the Dijon Cathedral. The museum first emerged as a collection created by a subdivision of the Academy of Dijon called the Commission...
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    used in names of churches including the cathedrals in France. According to Maurice Landrieux, then Bishop of Dijon, the German shelling began an hour after...
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  • restoring frescoes in the likes of the Hospices de Beaune, Dijon Cathedral, Autun Cathedral, and the Église de Moutiers-en-Puisaye. In 1997, he bought...
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    Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, or Cathédrale de Strasbourg, German: Liebfrauenmünster...
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    medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral, dedicated to...
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    Émile Poillot (category Musicians from Dijon)
    organ of the Saint-Michel church in Dijon during 54 years. In 1895, Émile Poillot joined the choir of the Dijon Cathedral, directed by the Reverend Father...
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    Champmol (redirect from Chartreuse of Dijon)
    Sainte-Trinité de Champmol, was a Carthusian monastery on the outskirts of Dijon, which is now in France, but in the 15th century was the capital of the...
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    Burgundian woman, Marie-Louise Rivière (1857–1943) in Dijon Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon). They had no children. Mistral died on 25 March 1914...
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  • fire before the 13th century. Dijon Cathedral – was damaged by a fire in 1137 that destroyed much of Dijon. Evreux Cathedral – An early church was destroyed...
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    (Chateau); Auxerre (cathedral Saint-Etienne); Vezelay (Sainte-Madeleine); Semur-en-Auxois (ramparts and dungeon); Dijon (cathedral Saint-Bénigne); Beaune...
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    Rouen Cathedral (French: Cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen) is a Catholic church in Rouen, Normandy, France. It is the see of...
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    supervising architect Josip Vancaš. He modeled it after the Notre-Dame in Dijon (France). Work began on 25 August 1884, and was completed on 9 November...
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  • Sélestat. In 1875, he was appointed organist of the great organ of the Dijon Cathedral succeeding thus Jacques-Reine Pâris and he took office on Sunday, 21...
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    bishop at the Dijon Cathedral, more specifically for a pontifical procession. It was dedicated to R. Moissenet, the master of the Cathedral's choirs. As...
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    cathedrals and churches are religious buildings created in Europe between the mid-12th century and the beginning of the 16th century. The cathedrals are...
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    church of Saint Martin at Halle). In 1792, his body was re-interred at Dijon Cathedral. The following year Champmol was destroyed and the tomb was damaged...
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