Cathedral of Holy Reparata

The Cathedral of Saint Reparata - Cathedrale Sainte-Reparate is located in the city of Nice in France in the old town. The cathedral was built in the period from 1650 to 1699, the bell tower - already in the XVIII century. It is called the pearl of old Nice. The cathedral was built in honor of the saint, the patroness of the city of Saint Reparata, a martyr from Caesarea of Palestine.

The architect of the cathedral was Andre Ghibera. The cathedral contains the miter and relics of St. Bassus and the relics of St. Victor. It is believed that the cathedral was built on the model of the Church of St. Susanna in Rome – in the form of a Latin cross, with orientation to the east and colored tiles in the interior. Officially, the patroness of the city of Saint Reparata became in the XVII century, when a real temple was erected on the site of the chapel dedicated to her.