197 Montpellier, France, St Peter’s cathedral. A handy skill ...

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 197 Montpellier, France, St Peter’s cathedral


Of all the cathedrals I have ever visited, which is quite a number, this one has my favourite entrance, with fabulous intimidating pointy pillars.


It is Gothic in style and was built in the 14th century, but had to wait a couple of hundred years to become a cathedral. It got damaged when Catholics were fighting Protestants round here in the 16th century. Dozens were killed in the cathedral and the Protestants demolished one of its four towers. There was major rebuilding in parts of the cathedral in the 19th century.


It is still a very active parish, and you can, for example, on “Theology Mondays” go and discuss about how to be in the world without being of the world. Always a handy skill to add to your CV.


There are some very fine paintings, and a monumental bishop’s chair.


A plaque tells us that the Brotherhood of the Holy True Cross was based in this church after 1672 and refounded here after the French Revolution.

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