Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales de Chambéry

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Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales de Chambéry is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Chambéry, France, noted for its Gothic architecture and extensive trompe-l'œil interior paintings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
cathedral
church building
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
category Cathedrals in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Churches in Savoie
Roman Catholic cathedrals in France
cityCenterLocation historic center of Chambéry
constructionEnd 16th century
constructionStart 15th century
country France
dedicatedTo St. Francis de Sales
surface form: Saint Francis de Sales
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Chambéry
elevatedToCathedral 1779
floorPlanType basilica plan
function seat of the Bishop of Chambéry
hasArtworkStyle Baroque trompe-l'œil
hasBellTower yes
hasOrgan yes
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France)
heritageDesignationDate 1906
interiorDecorationType trompe-l'œil frescoes
languageOfLiturgy French
Latin
liturgicalProvince Ecclesiastical province of Lyon
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Chambéry
Savoie
maintenance French Ministry of Culture
material stone
namedAfter St. Francis de Sales
surface form: Francis de Sales
notableFeature Gothic choir
single tower
trompe-l'œil interior paintings
numberOfNaves 1
originalFunction Franciscan church
ownership French state (partially)
surface form: French state
publicAccess yes
region French Alps
religiousAffiliation Catholicism
rite Latin Rite
status Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales de Chambéry self-linksurface differs
surface form: cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Chambéry, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Tarentaise
touristAttraction yes
use cathedral liturgies
parish church

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Chambéry hasLandmark Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales de Chambéry
Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales de Chambéry status Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales de Chambéry self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Chambéry, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Tarentaise