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Bourges Cathedral

cathedral in Bourges, Cher, France
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Summary

Bourges Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of catholic cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,809 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bourges[4]
  • Country: France[5]
  • Architectural style: classic gothic[6]
  • Part of: Way of Saint James UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France[7]
  • Commons category: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges[8]
  • Patron saint: Saint Stephen[9]
  • Archives at: Archives nationales[10]
  • Has part(s): Stained-glass windows of Crypt of Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges[11]
  • Inception: 1195[12]
  • Diocese: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges[13]
  • Significant event: UNESCO World Heritage Site record modification[14]
  • Dedicated to: Saint Stephen[15]
  • Official website: https://www.belleseglises.com/eglises/79[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges[17]
  • Commons gallery: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges[18]
  • Heritage designation: classified historical monument[19], part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[20], World Heritage Site[21]
  • Native label: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges[22]
  • Category for people buried here: Q26259116[23]
  • Area: 0.85 ha[24], 105 ha[25]
  • World Heritage criteria: (i)[26], (iv)[27]
  • Christian liturgical rite: Roman Rite[28]
  • Located in the religious territorial entity: Q100885051[29]
  • Street address: place Étienne-Dolet[30]
  • Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of Cathédrale de Bourges[31]

Why It Matters

Bourges Cathedral has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Bourges France Saint Stephen

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Base Mérimée. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Base Mérimée. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved . siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . messes.info. messes.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q81894
    Architect → ['Q2853539', 'Q47011188', 'Q3370673', 'Q15967049']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q81894, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  2. 23w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for the interior of the item → Category:Interior of Cathédrale de Bourges
    Diocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges
    World heritage criteria → (i), (iv)
    Has part(s) → Stained-glass windows of Crypt of Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Building", "BourgesCathedral::954nk"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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