Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Bazas

Many pilgrims following the Via Lemovicensis visited Bazas, as since medieval times as the blood of John the Baptist was venerated here. The relic got lost during the French Revolution as well as the bishopric seat. The cathedral, dating mainly from the 13th-14th centuries, dominates the central square of Bazas. The cathedral got severely vandalized by Huguenot troops in 1561. Between 1583 and 1635 the rebuilding was done with much effort. The nave of the cathedral is really long (83m) and has a nice vaulting.

Many pilgrims following the Via Lemovicensis visited Bazas, as since medieval times as the blood of John the Baptist was venerated here. The relic got lost during the French Revolution as well as the bishopric seat. The cathedral, dating mainly from the 13th-14th centuries, dominates the central square of Bazas. The western facade has three Gothic portals. Here is the tympanum of the center portal. The trumeau depicts John the Baptist (only his upper body can be seen), holding the "Agnus Dei". The trumeau depicts John the Baptist (only his upper body can be seen), holding the "Agnus Dei". The tympanum has in the lowest tier some biblical scenes, connected to John´s life. The decapitation is to the very left. The "Last Judgment", a popular theme With the next tier the Armageddon begins. The "Last Judgment" was a very popular theme fpr tymoana since centuries. Here the graves open. The weighing of the souls is seen (very damaged) in the center of the next level. On the very right devils stuff poor souls into the hellmouth, while the persons on the left side go up to heaven. The angels, flanking Christ in the center above, hold the "Arma Christi" ("Instruments of the Passion").

Many pilgrims following the Via Lemovicensis visited Bazas, as since medieval times as the blood of John the Baptist was venerated here. The relic got lost during the French Revolution as well as the bishopric seat. The cathedral, dating mainly from the 13th-14th centuries, dominates the central square of Bazas. The western facade, seen here, has three levels. The first with the three Gothic portals, the second above the arches includes a rose window (1537). I had passed through here in July 2007.

Many pilgrims following the Via Lemovicensis visited Bazas, as since medieval times as the blood of John the Baptist was venerated here. The relic got lost during the French Revolution as well as the bishopric seat. The cathedral, dating mainly from the 13th-14th centuries, dominates the central square of Bazas. The western facade, seen here, has three levels. The first with the three Gothic portals, the second above the arches includes a rose window (1537) and the third is a Neoclassical gable from 1723. Following the "chemin" I had passed through here in July 2007.

During the French Revolution many churches got secularized. Some never made it "back" to a spiritual use like this one, that was converted into a garage later. There are nice corbels under the roof..

... met an old french gentleman. A painter like Picassso. For more than an hour he showed us around and pointed out dozends of fantastic details on the outside of the cathedral. He was very enthusiastic, but he spoke French so fast, that we did not understand a lot....