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It was once part of the
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590:(1914–18) the city was occupied by German forces on 28 August 1914. The priest managed to hide the most valuable possessions. On 1 July 1916 an allied airplane dropped a bomb on the railway station, which ignited a wagon of explosives. Great damage was done to the buildings of the city by the explosion, and seven of the large windows of the basilica were broken. The city was evacuated on 15 March 1917. The church roof was destroyed by fire on 15 August 1917.
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618:(1904–92) to replace those that were missing, The restored basilica was reopened for worship in 1956. The steeple over the transept crossing was only finished in 1983. Further restoration work was undertaken in 2006 to clean the walls and restore the gatehouse to its state at the end of the 17th century.
390:–987), replaced the monks with a congregation of secular canons. The counts claimed the title of abbot, and were overlords of the church. A dean administered the collegiate church. The dean was appointed by the count and reported only to the count, not to the bishop of Noyon and then to the archbishop of
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rescinded the interdict. That year
Nicolas de Roye, who was related to several of the canons, became the new bishop after GĂ©rard's death. Later in 1228 the relics of Saint Quentin, Saint Victoric of Amiens and Saint Cassian of Auxerre were moved from the old crypt to a temporary location in the nave.
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The building has a bold design with flamboyant details. It shows the evolution of the Gothic style during its lengthy construction period. It has a square tower above the transept crossing topped by a slender steeple that was installed in 1983. The entrance to the church dates from the 9th century.
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instituted a reform whereby ordained parish priests in nine parish churches would administer the sacraments, independent of the chapter, although they would pay the chapter a portion of their fees for baptisms, marriages and funerals. The construction of the huge new collegiate church may have been
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and high windows. The great high window is crowned by a magnificent star with five branches. The rich medieval decoration of the interior has been lost. The floor of the nave has an octagonal labyrinth of black and white paving stones from the late 15th century, 260 metres (850 ft) in length.
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Reconstruction of the basilica began in 1919, directed by the
Historical Monuments Commission. Emile Brunet was charged with reconstruction. As a first step about 3,000 cubic metres (110,000 cu ft) of cut stone and rubble were cleared by German prisoners of war. Some further damage was
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The canons of the collegiate chapter lived in separate houses within the church precincts, and most were not ordained priests. Often they were property owners and businessmen from noble families and main role was to administer the chapter's property. By 1200 the chapter was large and prosperous,
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caused to carvings and decorations in the process. Specialized workers undertook urgent reinforcements of masonry, and parts of damaged sculptures were stored for later restoration. A temporary roof was built to protect the structure from weather, covered by fibro-cement and
Ruberoid sheeting.
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When French forces recaptured Saint-Quentin on 1 October 1918 they arrested a German engineer who was preparing to blow up the severely damaged building. 93 holes had been made in the walls and pillars and filled with explosives for this purpose. By then the vaulting of the central nave had
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Eusebia. She reburied the remains at the top of the hill at the center of the present town and built a small shrine to the martyr. Excavations round the crypt of the present church have indeed found traces of a building from this date.
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church of 1088, but is otherwise very unusual in France. The concept seems to have come from
England, where it was becoming popular at the time. The south branch of the small transept was almost ruined in 1460, and was completely rebuilt by Colard Noël in
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in 816, rebuilt in 824 and burned down again in 883. The site was fortified after 883. In 900 the bodies of Saint-Quentin and two other saints were placed in stone sarcophagi in a newly constructed crypt. In the 10th century the
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was completed in 1205. The apse was some distance to the east of the tower. Construction then continued westward from the apse towards the 12th-century tower, which eventually became the entrance to the collegiate church.
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The first community of monks was established in or around Saint-Quentin by the mid-7th century, probably by Irish monks with the backing of the bishops of Noyon. The bishops claimed ecclesiastic jurisdiction over most of
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There were frequent disputes between the chapter and the
Bishops of Noyon, whose authority they refused to recognize. In the early 1220s Bishop GĂ©rard de Bazoches placed the chapter under interdict, but in 1228
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Construction proceeded slowly due to lack of funds and structural problems. In 1316 the master mason Jean Le Bel had to strengthen the pillars of the choir. His successor, Gilles
Largent, repaired the cracked
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A tower, now the bell tower, was started around 1170. It was completed between 1195 and 1200. Around 1190 the canons decided to build a more imposing church to welcome the growing numbers of pilgrims. The
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above the chapels can illuminate the ambulatory. The chapels, built around 1190, are each brightly lit by seven windows. They each open onto the ambulatory through three arches divided by two columns.
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completely collapsed. Parts of the flying buttresses had been destroyed, and the walls and buttresses had many breaches. There was a risk that falls of unstable masonry could trigger larger collapses.
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The town of Saint-Quentin has been identified with the Roman city of
Augusta Veromandurorum, a commercial center at an important crossroads. It takes its present name from the Christian missionary
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To the east of the main transept there are four straight bays of choir and then a second, narrower transept. The curved structure of the east end extends from this transept. The choir and
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Plans to move the relics of the saints seem to have been made by 1211, when the canons started work on making the reliquaries, but it took 17 years before the translation was undertaken.
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During the siege of Saint-Quentin in 1557 by Philip II of Spain many of the reliquaries and their contents disappeared. Most of the remaining reliquaries were destroyed during the
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has a scalloped eastern wall from which five radiating chapels open. Each chapel is round, with independent dome-like vaulting and is lower than the ambulatory, so a
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The pilgrim was invited to follow the complex course of black stones before opening his soul to God. One wall of the nave has a half relief stone sculpture of the
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The remains of the saints were exposed for veneration. Their heads, hands and arms were detached from their bodies, and each body part was placed in its own
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motivated in part by a desire of the collegiate chapter to reassert its authority after loss of jurisdiction to the town authorities and the parish priests.
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It took 25 years to complete the basic restoration. The surviving 13th-century stained glass windows were reinstalled in 1948, with modern windows made by
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2006:Cathedral Basilica of St Cyriacus and St Julietta
557:. There was yet another fire in 1669. During the
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1413:Bulletin du Centre d'Études Médiévales d'Auxerre
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720:between 1699 and 1703. The cabinet was drawn by
2160:Basilica of St Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
2097:Basilica of St Remigius (Abbey of St Remigius)
1192:Saint-Quentin Basilique ... orgues de Picardie
2259:Basilica of St Mary Magdalene (VĂ©zelay Abbey)
2011:Cathedral Basilica of St Mary and St Reparata
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1334:Nolan, Kathleen; Sandron, Dany (2015-06-28).
1210:"Germans in France - Saint Quentin Cathedral"
1163:La Basilique ... Tourisme du Saint-Quentinois
2019:Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady and St Castor
1949:Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady and St Privat
1695:Cathedral Basilica of St John the Evangelist
1653:Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady and St Vedast
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1965:Cathedral Basilica of St Peter and St Paul
1927:Basilica of St Victor (Abbey of St Victor)
1896:Basilica of St Pius X (Underground Church)
1764:Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Chartres
1671:Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Doms
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2070:Cathedral Basilica of St John the Baptist
1900:Basilica of St Martin of the Sacred Heart
1756:Cathedral Basilica of St Francis de Sales
1678:Basilica of St Gervasius and St Protasius
1436:"Saint-Quentin, Collégiale Saint-Quentin"
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932:Basilique Saint-Quentin, Orgues en France
2320:Monuments historiques of Hauts-de-France
1862:Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Le Puy
1826:Basilica of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
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2032:Basilica of Our Lady, Mont Sainte-Odile
1990:Basilica of St Donatius and St Rogatius
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2061:Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
2015:Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
1995:Old Cathedral of St Just and St Pastor
1882:Basilica of Our Lady of the Good Guard
1605:Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour
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2238:Cathedral Basilica of St Apollinarius
2131:Basilica of St Benedict, Fleury Abbey
2047:Basilica of St Clotilde and St Valery
1891:Basilica of the Rosary (Lower Church)
1748:Basilica of St Nazarius and St Celsus
1700:Basilica of SS Ferreolus and Ferrutio
1661:Cathedral Basilica of St Mary of Auch
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2027:Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Cross
1953:Basilica of St Michael the Archangel
1835:Basilica of Our Lady of Good Succour
1768:Basilica of Our Lady of the Children
1714:Basilica of Our Lady of Good Succour
1707:Basilica of Our Lady of Bon-Encontre
1685:Cathedral Basilica of St Christopher
1524:La basilique de Saint-Quentin: Aisne
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2215:Basilica of Our Lady of the Daurade
2093:Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance
1922:Cathedral Basilica of St Mary Major
1832:Basilica of Our Lady of Thierenbach
1794:Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance
1704:Basilica of Our Lady of the Trinity
575:classification in 1840. During the
51:The basilica from the south in 2018
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2263:Basilica of Our Lady of the Willow
2113:Basilica of Our Lady of Rocamadour
1969:Basilica of Our Lady of the Tables
1850:Basilica of Our Lady of La Salette
1838:Basilica of Our Lady of Montligeon
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549:Ruined basilica on 14 October 1918
370:The church was burned down by the
260:Collegiate Church of Saint-Quentin
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2110:Basilica of St Amabilis, Ricomage
2089:Cathedral Basilica of St Corentin
2057:Basilica of Our Lady of Victories
1907:Basilica of Our Lady of Fourvière
1874:Basilica of Our Lady of Marceille
1853:Basilica of Our Lady of Avénières
1847:Basilica of St John Francis Regis
1803:Basilica of Our Lady of the White
1610:Basilica of Our Lady of Brebières
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2170:Basilica of Our Lady of Miracles
2156:Basilica of Our Lady of the Laus
2136:Cathedral Basilica of St Stephen
1944:Cathedral Basilica of St Stephen
1940:Basilica of Our Lady of Miracles
1937:Basilica of Our Lady of Miracles
1823:Basilica of Our Lady of Paradise
1819:Basilica of Our Lady, Marienthal
1778:Basilica of Our Lady of the Port
1760:Basilica of Our Lady of Mézières
1729:Basilica of Our Lady of Boulogne
1666:Cathedral Basilica of St Lazarus
1615:Cathedral Basilica of St Cecilia
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2124:Basilica of Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
2085:Basilica of Our Lady of Buglose
2023:Basilica of Our Lady of Orcival
1983:Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes
1829:Basilica of Our Lady of Roncier
1771:Basilica of St John the Baptist
1738:Basilica of Our Lady of Ceignac
1619:Basilica of Our Lady of Alençon
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2117:Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady
2082:Basilica of Our Lady of Prayer
2075:Cathedral Basilica of St Peter
2065:Cathedral Basilica of St Front
1973:Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady
1912:Basilica of St Martin of Ainay
1870:Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady
1866:Basilica of Our Lady of Liesse
1690:Basilica of Our Lady of Sewing
1681:Basilica of Our Lady of Beaune
1675:Basilica of Our Lady of Avioth
1623:Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady
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1857:Basilica of Our Lady of Épine
1800:Basilica of Our Lady of Épine
1782:Basilica of Our Lady of Cléry
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1980:Basilica of the Sacred Heart
1934:Basilica of St Peter Fourier
1931:Basilica of the Sacred Heart
1841:Basilica of Our Lady of Pity
1815:Basilica of Our Lady of Help
1812:Basilica of the Sacred Heart
1788:Basilica of Our Lady of Dole
1785:Basilica of the Holy Saviour
1774:Basilica of the Holy Trinity
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1175:Nolan & Sandron 2015
1134:Nolan & Sandron 2015
1122:Nolan & Sandron 2015
815:
707:
565:who converted it into a
541:Fire, war and revolution
268:Collégiale Saint-Quentin
208:133 metres (436 ft)
2220:Basilica of St Saturnin
2175:Old Cathedral of St Pol
2165:Basilica of St Nicholas
2101:Basilica of St Clotilde
1986:Basilica of St Nicholas
1724:Basilica of St. Michael
256:Basilique Saint-Quentin
238:Basilica seen from the
228:82 metres (269 ft)
220:42 metres (138 ft)
39:Basilique Saint-Quentin
2299:Catholicism portal
2187:Basilica of St Andoche
2180:Basilica of St Quentin
1956:Basilica of St Vincent
1878:Basilica of St Theresa
1797:Basilica of St Maurice
1517:. Picard. p. 116.
1504:Raugel, André (1925).
1393:Les orgues de Picardie
729:Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
665:
636:
635:Entrance tower in 2018
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513:to his right. In 1257
470:
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274:church in the town of
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159:49.847792°N 3.289917°E
137:Geographic coordinates
2228:Basilica of St Tudwal
2224:Basilica of St Martin
1809:Basilica of St Joseph
1734:Basilica of St Julian
1657:Basilica of St Sixtus
1633:Basilica of St Joseph
1440:Mapping Gothic France
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605:
598:Modern reconstruction
548:
468:
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415:Eleanor of Vermandois
296:Saint Caius Quintinus
237:
2250:Basilica of Our Lady
2233:Basilica of St Urban
2149:Basilica of St Peter
2002:Basilica of St James
1977:Basilica of St Aprus
1903:Basilica of St Peter
1844:Basilica of Our Lady
1806:Basilica of Our Lady
1644:Basilica of St Denis
1641:Basilica of Our Lady
1294:. Psychology Press.
377:counts of Vermandois
276:Saint-Quentin, Aisne
1999:Basilica of St Paul
1572:Basilicas of France
1241:Bony, Jean (1983).
714:Louis XIV of France
577:Franco-Prussian War
572:Monument historique
396:Raoul of Vermandois
195:12th – 16th century
164:49.847792; 3.289917
155: /
127:Shown within France
80:Diocese of Soissons
1710:Basilica of St Ann
1637:Basilica of St Ann
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637:
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551:
531:Louis XI of France
515:Louis IX of France
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411:County of Flanders
383:(Albert the Pious
365:Carolingian period
244:
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1533:978-2-36219-048-3
1374:978-1-903153-54-3
1347:978-1-4724-4055-6
1301:978-0-8240-4444-2
1254:978-0-520-05586-5
839:French Revolution
616:Hector de PĂ©tigny
559:French Revolution
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280:Early Middle Ages
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225:Spire height
175:Architecture
1395:(in French)
870:Kibler 1995
783:Crucifixion
722:Jean BĂ©rain
686:Cluny Abbey
588:World War I
403: 1100
361:Virgin Mary
346:Charlemagne
300:River Somme
284:World War I
162: /
63:Affiliation
2325:Gothic art
2314:Categories
1450:2015-10-30
1399:2015-10-29
1380:2015-10-30
1353:2015-10-29
1326:2015-10-29
1307:2015-10-29
1280:2015-10-29
1260:2015-10-29
1233:2015-10-29
1215:2015-10-29
959:Sapin 2005
858:References
702:clerestory
698:ambulatory
691:Flamboyant
627:Dimensions
507:Thérouanne
388: 915
381:Adalbert I
353: 747
342:Vermandois
334:Dagobert I
330: 588
319: 538
147:49°50′52″N
1488:156907399
1074:Bony 1983
1032:Pohl 2015
947:Pohl 2015
670:triforium
606:Labyrinth
460:reliquary
192:Completed
150:3°17′24″E
808:Art Deco
656:Interior
647:Exterior
622:Building
563:Jacobins
535:transept
479:Beauvais
475:Soissons
272:Catholic
91:Location
86:Location
75:District
57:Religion
586:During
499:Châlons
487:Tournai
426:History
372:Normans
321:–594).
290:Origins
270:) is a
213:Width (
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1587:France
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810:window
682:chevet
527:vaults
503:Amiens
491:Senlis
264:French
252:French
242:river.
205:Length
186:Gothic
102:France
1484:S2CID
1476:JSTOR
1460:Gesta
1419:(9).
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