Places to see in ( Lyon - France ) Cathedral Saint Jean Baptiste
Places to see in ( Lyon - France ) Cathedral Saint Jean Baptiste
Lyon Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located on Place Saint-Jean in Lyon, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon. The cathedral was founded by Saint Pothinus and Saint Irenaeus, the first two bishops of Lyon. The cathedral is also known as a Primatiale because in 1079 the Pope granted to the archbishop of Lyon the title of Primate of All the Gauls with the legal supremacy over the principal archbishops of the kingdom. It is located in the heart of the old town (Vieux Lyon), less than five minutes away from the banks of the Saône river, with a large plaza in front of it and a metro stop nearby providing easy access to and from the city center.
Patiens of Lyon, who was bishop about 450, built a new cathedral, dedicated to Saint Stephen. Later, in the seventh century, a baptistery dedicated to Saint John was constructed as an accessory building to the church. The Church of St. Croix was also near. This location later became the site of the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste. In 1245, the cathedral hosted the First Council of Lyon. In 1819 J. M. W. Turner sketched a study of the Cathedral as seen from the heights of the Fourvière Hill. Edgar Degas used the cathedral for the setting of his painting Ceremony of Ordination at Lyon Cathedral.
Each December, Lyon holds an annual Festival of Lights. The tradition dates to 1643, when on December 8, the people of Lyon would place a lit candle in the window, a custom still maintained by many residents to this day. During the Festival, a choreographed lighting display appears on the façade of the cathedral.
Begun in 1180 on the ruins of a 6th-century church, it was completed in 1476. The building is 80 meters long (internally), 20 meters wide at the choir, and 32.5 meters high in the nave. The apse and choir are of Romanesque design; the nave and façade are Gothic. Noteworthy are the two crosses to right and left of the altar, preserved since the Second Council of Lyon of 1274 as a symbol of the union of the churches, and the Bourbon chapel, built by the Cardinal de Bourbon and his brother Pierre de Bourbon, son-in-law of Louis XI, a masterpiece of 15th century sculpture.
The cathedral also has the Lyon Astronomical Clock from the 14th century. The cathedral organ was built by Daublaine and Callinet and was installed in 1841 at the end of the apse and had 15 stops. It was rebuilt in 1875 by Merklin-Schütze and given 30 stops, three keyboards of 54 notes and pedals for 27. Until the construction of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, it was the pre-eminent church in Lyon.
( Lyon - France ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Lyon . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Lyon - France
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Lyon, France Travel Attractions - St. Jean Cathedral in Lyon
Take a tour of St. Jean Cathedral in Lyon, France -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions series by GeoBeats.
Construction of Lyon's St. Jean Cathedral began in the 12th century and was not completed until the 15th century.
Remnants of the structures that predated the cathedral are still present on the site.
Its Gothic and Romanesque construction is world-renowned.
Ornate stained glass punctuates the Cathedral's facade.
Housed within are many ancient relics and resplendent chapels.
The seat of the most powerful arch bishop in France, St. Jean's is a living piece of history.
St Jean Cathedral, Lyon, France
Visit the Saint Jean Cathedral in Lyon France with its astronomical clock.
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Saint Jean Cathedral in Lyon France
St Jean Cathedral, Lyon, France
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Saint Jean Cathedral - Lyon's Festival of Lights 2017
A show of graphic composition-decomposition on the facade of the cathedral Saint-Jean. A game of shapes where sound and light vibrate in unison.
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Lyon Cathedral - Lyon France
Cathedral of Lyon during the festival of Lights to worship and express gratitude for Mary. Over 4 million people showed up by the peak of this event.
Fête des Lumières à Lyon – Cathédrale Saint Jean – Genesis (2019)
Quelques autres installations de la Fête des Lumières 2019 :
Workshop Mapping (1) au Lycée Jean Moulin :
Workshop Mapping (2) :
Light Me, place de la Bourse :
Place des Terreaux, Une toute petite histoire de lumière :
Fontaine des Jacobins, Wasserleuchten :
Fourviere Cathedral - Lyon, France
This video is of the Notre Dame de Fourviere in Lyon, France (the big Cathedral on the hill that you can see from almost anywhere in Lyon). You can walk there but the easier way is to take the 3 minute funicular ride to the top, which you can access with a regular metro ticket. The views are fantastic and there's even a fairly affordable restaurant next the Cathedral, which is worth a try - for the views if for nothing else. Visit the Cathedral yourself on our French Alps Tours:
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Fête des Lumières 2019 - Cathédrale Saint-Jean
Fête des Lumières 2019 de Lyon, l’œuvre de la Cathédrale Saint-Jean
Saint Jean Cathedral, Lyon, France
Festival of Lights, Dec. 8th. Lyon FR : St Jean Cathedral
Every year for December 8th, Lyon FR hosts la fête des lumières (festival of lights).
Here is one of the light shows displayed. Video projection on St Jean Cathedral.
The full performance was about 15 minutes long.
Fête des Lumières - Lyon 2012 - Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon
Les Chrysalides de Saint-Jean -
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière is a minor basilica in Lyon. It was built with private funds between 1872 and 1884 in a dominating position in the city. The site it occupies was once the Roman forum of Trajan, the forum vetus (old forum), thus its name. The design of the basilica, by Pierre Bossan, draws from both Romanesque and Byzantine architecture, two non-Gothic models that were unusual choices at the time. It has four main towers, and a belltower topped with a gilded statue of the Virgin Mary. It features fine mosaics, superb stained glass, and a crypt of Saint Joseph. Fourvière actually contains two churches, one on top of the other. The upper sanctuary is very ornate, while the lower is a much simpler design. Work on the triumphant basilica was begun in 1872 and finished in 1884. Finishing touches in the interior were not completed until 1964. Bossan's first sketches for the basilica seem to date from 1846. At the time he was in Palermo. The basilica has the local nickname of the upside-down elephant, because the building looks like the body of an elephant and the four towers look like its legs. Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, The Children Choir of Saint Mark, is the official choir of the Basilica. This choir is well known after the release of the film Les Choristes. Director of this choir is Monsieur Nicolas Porte. Fourvière is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, who saved the city of Lyon from the bubonic plague, the Black Death, that was sweeping Europe in 1643. Each year in early December (December 8, day of the Immaculate Conception), Lyon thanks the Virgin for saving the city by lighting candles throughout the city, in what is called the Fête des Lumières or the Festival of Lights. The Virgin is also credited with saving the city a number of other times, such as from a Cholera epidemic in 1832, and a Prussian invasion in 1870. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1), Prussian forces, having taken Paris, were progressing south towards Lyon. Their halt and retreat were, once again, attributed by the Church to the intercession of the Virgin Mary. Speculating on the reasons for the construction of such an elaborate and expensive building, one author makes the statement that: The reaction to the communes of Paris and Lyon were triumphalist monuments, the Sacré-Coeur of Montmartre and the basilica of Fourvière, dominating both cities. These buildings were erected using private funds, as gigantic ex-votos, thanking God for the victory over the socialists and in expiation of the sins of modern France. Perched on top of the Fourvière hill, the basilica looms impressively over the city of Lyon, from where it can be seen from many vantage points; not unintentionally, the basilica of Fourvière has become a symbol of the city. The basilica, which offers guided tours and contains a Museum of Sacred Art, receives 2 million visitors annually. At certain times, members of the public may access the basilica's north tower for a spectacular 180-degree view of Lyon and its suburbs. On a clear day, Mont Blanc, the highest point in Europe, can be seen in the distance. Fourviere has always been a popular place of pilgrimage. There has been a shrine at Fourviere dedicated to Our Lady since 1170. The chapel and parts of the building have been rebuilt at different times over the centuries, the most recent major works being in 1852 when the former steeple was replaced by a tower surmounted by a golden statue of the Virgin Mary sculpted by Joseph-Hugues Fabisch (1812-1886). On 23 July 1816 twelve Marist aspirants, priests and seminarians, climbed the hill to the shrine of Our Lady of Fourviere and placed their promise to found the Society of Mary (Marists) under the corporal on the altar while Jean-Claude Courveille celebrated Mass. On 21 January 1851, Peter Julian Eymard prayed at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fourvière and was inspired to found the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. When the city of Lyon was spared in the Franco-Prussian War (1870), the community committed to build the present Basilica alongside the ancient chapel. Since 1982 the antennas of Radio Fourvière, the predecessor of Radios chrétiennes francophones, have been located in the tower.
La cathédrale Saint-Jean révélée
La cathédrale révélée a été réalisée, en partenariat avec la Direction régionale des affaires culturelles Rhône-Alpes et le diocèse de Lyon, par l'association Art & Spiritualité, dont la vocation est d'intégrer l'art à la liturgie.
Cette vidéo présente les décors du chœur de la primatiale Saint-Jean, à Lyon, du XIIe siècle, mis en relief par la récente restauration qui a permis une approche visuelle exceptionnelle de ces décors, frises et sculptures. Elle a pour objectif de révéler les messages que les artistes du Moyen-Âge ont voulu faire passer dans leur œuvre.
Lyon Vlog 02: The Old Lyon, Cathedral and Basilica
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Fête des lumières - Lyon - Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon
Fête des lumières - Lyon - Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon
Fête des lumières in Lyon, France
Lyon Primatiale Saint-Jean
La primatiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste-et-Saint-Étienne (dite aussi, plus simplement, cathédrale Saint-Jean) est le siège épiscopal de l'archidiocèse de Lyon. Elle a rang de cathédrale et de primatiale : l'archevêque de Lyon a le titre de Primat des Gaules ; le titulaire depuis 2002 est Mgr Philippe Barbarin.
France - Lyon - in front of the Cathedrale Saint Jean Baptiste (1)
@ France - Lyon - in front of the Cathedrale Saint Jean Baptiste (1)