Noyon, La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame
Building Data for Noyon, La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame
- Type: Cathedral
- Affiliation:
- Region: Picardie
- Department: Oise
- Coords: 49.582, 3.0007
- Surveyed: 1969, 1972-74, 1980-83, 1992-98, 2003, 2015
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These draft studies have been written as if all carvings were by an individual whereas they can equally be analysed as template modes employed by a number of carvers. The more personal approach was necessitated by the complexity of the data. The drafts will be reconsidered after I have added the rib vault material to the database. |
Documents for Noyon, La Nativite-de-Notre-Dame
1131Fire ECCLESIA SANCTAE MARIAE IN EPISCOPIO, TOTAQUE PENE CIVITAS NOVIOMENSIS INCENDIO CONFLAGRAVIT,... The cathedral of the Virgin, and almost all of the town of Noyon were burned,... Source: Sigberti Gemblacensis chronica cum continuationibus: Auctarium Ursicampinum, in G.H. Pertz, Monumenta Germanica Historica, Scriptores, vi, 472. |
1131Fire mentioned in letter from Pope Innocent II ...ET MATER ECCLESIA CUM DOMIBUS EPISCOPALIBUS INCENDIO SUNT CREMATE DILECTIONEM AD PERFATAM ECCLESIAM AD HONOREM ET SERVICIUM DOMINI REDARANDAM... ...and the mother church with the house of the bishop was burned by a fire and reparation of the church for the honor and service of the Lord... Source: Cartulaire de la chapitre de Noyon, fol. 54. Seymour, Noyon, pg. 43, suggests the church was not totally destroyed and could be repaired, while Polk, St-Denis…, pg. 78, disagrees. |
1152Fire. ANNO 1152 FUIT INCENDIUM GENERALE TOTIUS CIVITATIS. In 1152, a fire burned much of the city. Source: Démocharès, 1562, fol. 24. Also Seymour, 1939, 46, note 17. Vitet, 1845, 108, also mentions fire. Desrues, 1625, 155 states: ‘The year 1152 a general fire burned almost the entire city of Noyon, except the churches.’ |
1157Translation of relics from the church of St-Eloi to the cathedral ANNO VERO DOMINICAE INCARNATIONIS MILLESIMO CENTISIMO QUINQUAGESIMO SEPTIMO, REGNANTE LUDOVICO JUNIORE, A BALDUINO PRAEDICTAE NOVIOMENSIS ECCLESIAE EPISCOPO, VENERANDAE MEMORIAE SIMONIS SUCCESSORE, DECENTER & HONORIFICE RURFUS ELEVATUM, & TAM CLERO QUAM POPULO DEI PUBLICE MONSTRATUM, & IN PRAESENTI THECA AUREA DEVOTISSIME REPOSITUM SUIT... In the year of our lord 1157, during the reign of Louis the younger, to Balduin the aforementioned bishop of Noyon, and the memory of the venerable Simon his successor, he was decently and honorably raised up, and shown to the clergy and the people of God, and in the presence of the devoted was placed into a golden casket... Source: Gallia Christiana, Paris, 1751, x, Instrumenta, col. 383-384. |
1183Chaplainship provided for altar of Bishop's chapel REYNALDUS EPISCOPUS ELECTUS INSTITUIT CAPELLANUM AD ALTARE SANCTI NICHOLAI IN CAPELLA PALATII EPISCOPALIS NOVIOMENSIS ANNO DOMINI 1183. Renaud, elected bishop instituted a chaplain at the altar of Saint Nicholas in the Palatine chapel of the bishop of Noyon in the year 1183. Source: Démocharès, De divino missae sacrificio, fol. 24. Original manuscript is lost. See Seymour 63, n16 This chapel used to be joined to the stairs of the south transept. |
1183Chaplainship provided for altar of Bishop's chapel REYNALDUS EPISCOPUS ELECTUS INSTITUIT CAPELLANUM AD ALTARE SANCTI NICHOLAI IN CAPELLA PALATII EPISCOPALIS NOVIOMENSIS ANNO DOMINI 1183. Renaud, elected bishop instituted a chaplain at the altar of Saint Nicholas in the Palatine chapel of the bishop of Noyon in the year 1183. Source: Démocharès, De divino missae sacrificio, fol. 24. Original manuscript is lost. See Seymour 63, n16 This chapel used to be joined to the stairs of the south transept. |
1185Bell ringers appointed by Bishop Renaud. ...TENEBUNTUR ET IN ECCLESIA PARANDA ET DEPARANDA COADJUVARE CEREOS THESAURII QUI RETRO ALTARE EST ET CEREOS EPISCOPI QUI IN ANNUIS SOLEMPNITATIBUS AD ILLUMINATIONEM CHORI SOLENT APPONI FACERE CETERIS HORIS ATTENDERE ET EXTINGUERE, REPONERE, ET SERVARE; TURBAM IMPEDIENTEM CLERICOS AB ALTARI ET CHORO AMMOVERE; CITATI PER CAMPANULAM ACUSTODE CLERICO NOCTE AC DIE CAMPANAS PULSARE; SEMPER QUID ALTERO EORUM SEPTIMANA VICIS SUE CUM ALIIS ASSIDUIS CUSTODIBUS NOCTE IN ECCLESIA IACENTE;...IN PAVIMENTO QUOQUE ET VITREIS AC PARIETIBUS MUNDANDIS SECUNDUM CONSUETUDINEM ET USUM ECCLESIE CUSTODEM CLERICUM COADJUVARE ET CUM CELUM SUPERIUS MUNDAB ...an assistant to extinguish, replace and provide candles which are behind the altar and candles which the bishop illuminates each year on solemn occasions, to ward off the crowd from the choir and the altar during mass, to summon the clergy by ringing the bells night and day, one each week to remain always to guard the cathedral at night,... and to help clean the pavement, as well as to provide and carry ladders for the cleaning of the windows and walls. Source: Cartulaire de la chapitre de Noyon, fol. 195. |
1204Bishop Etienne de Nemours appointed new guardians. EPISCOPORUM NOVIOMENSIUM HOMINES ERUM LEGII EN FIDELITATEM EIS FACIEM...PER INTERPOSITAM PERSONA POTERUM DESERVIRE EN FESTUS ANNUALIBUS HOSTIA CHORI SERVERE EN PLEBUM INSTANTEM TENEBUNTUO AMOVERE. The bishop of Noyon appointed trustworthy men as guardians...to zealously come between the people and to protect the doors of the choir from the multitude on the annual feast days. Source: Arch. Nat., K 185, No. 3. Seymour, 1939, 64, note 18, says this shows that 3 nave bays closest to crossing were finished. |
1231Tower bells to be rung on great occasions ... IN MAXIMIS VERO SOLEMPNITATIBUS CAMPANAS PULSABUNT VEL PULSARE FACIET IN CLASSICO CUM ALIIS QUI AD HOC OFFICIUM VENENTUM. ...to ring the bells with great solemnity, sounding a summons to all who would come to the offices. Source: Cartulaire de la chapitre de Noyon, fol. 228. Seymour, Noyon, pg. 66, suggests that western towers were therefore complete. |