Orange Cathedral
The cathedral of our lady of Nazareth
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The cathedral of our lady of Nazareth, or Notre Dame de Nazareth, lies in the centre of Orange not far from the river.
The outside of the cathedral is quite plain, but inside you'll find some really lovely stained glass windows and beautifully painted walls, gilded arches and columns.
The cathedral dates from the fourth century.
During the French revolution 32 nuns were martyred here by guillotine, as they refused to sign an oath of allegiance to the leaders of the Revolution.
Each of them now has a different feast day to remember them by and you can find a painting of the nuns on the south west wall of the cathedral.
