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Notre-Dame de Reims (/ ˌ n ɒ t r ə ˈ d ɑː m, ˌ n oʊ t r ə ˈ d eɪ m, ˌ n oʊ t r ə ˈ d ɑː m /; [2] [3] [4] French: [nɔtʁə dam də ʁɛ̃s] ⓘ; meaning "Our Lady of Reims"), [a] known in English as Reims Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the French city of the same name, the archiepiscopal see of the Archdiocese of ...
Reims cathedral and Palace of Tau Basilica of Saint-Remi. Reims Cathedral is an example of French Gothic architecture. The Basilica of Saint-Remi, founded in the 11th century "over the chapel of St. Christophe where St. Remi was buried", [26] is "the largest Romanesque church in northern France, though with later additions." [26]
Third biggest church in the world. Biggest place of worship in all the Americas. 19 St. Mary's Church: 38.5 m (126 ft) Lübeck: Germany: Highest brick vault in the world. 20 Reims Cathedral: 37.95 m (124.5 ft) [13] Reims: France: Holds the world record for statues: 2303 stone figurines are represented on it. 21 Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Cathedral Archdiocese or Diocese Location Dedication Notes Image; Agde Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde: Montpellier: Agde: Saint Stephen: former cathedral (bishopric suppressed in 1801) Agen Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Caprais d'Agen: Agen: Agen: Saint Caprasius: cathedral; World Heritage Site Aire Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Jean ...
Largest Catholic parish church in North America. Christ Cathedral: 3,030 [93] 1977–1980 Garden Grove, California United States: Catholic Formerly known as the Crystal Cathedral. Consecrated as the Christ Cathedral [94] Westminster Abbey: 2,972 [95] 2,200 [96] 960–c. 18 cent. London United Kingdom: Anglican (Church of England)
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The suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Reims are Amiens; Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis; Châlons; Langres; Soissons, Laon, and Saint-Quentin; and Troyes. The archepiscopal see is located in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims, where the Kings of France were traditionally crowned. In 2022 it was estimated that there was one ...
The Reims Cathedral was bombed and damaged on many occasions, and images of it became a rallying icon in the non-German world. Sixty per cent of Reims was destroyed during the 1914–1918 war, and 4,567 Reims men were killed in the conflict, with a further 740 civilian casualties.