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Orléans Cathedral (French: Basilique Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d'Orléans) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of Orléans, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Orléans.
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Orléans Cathedral
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Orléans Cathedral (French: Basilique Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d'Orléans) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of Orléans, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Orléans.
Built on the ruins of a Roman temple from 1278 to 1329, the cathedral was partially destroyed in 1568 by the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion and rebuilt in a Gothic style between 1601 and 1829. During the Siege of Orléans, the cathedral was visited frequently by Joan of Arc.
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