La cathédrale double de Rouen : état actuel du dossier
Jacques Le Maho
Jacques Le Maho, who conducts since ten years an excavation around the cathedral, presents in this paper a new hypothesis about early churches Rouen. Before and after WW II, remains of cathedral's Romanesque apse deep installation front Gothic transept were found. It is not Early Christian altar, as previously believed, but more likely crypte baldaquin belonging to tenth-century church. During recent excavation, church with three aisles part portico discovered north cathedral. This can be dated second half fourth century lies over later Roman domus, whose baths (including hot room, pools) have been reused. A 10m. wide rotunda (only foundations remain) was constructed inside central nave. construction cannot baptistery, that south, according medieval tradition, probably Carolingian martyrium, maybe one built for relics which bishop Vitrice honors speech 395-396. In homily, Victrice speaks basilica, still unfinished, might nave case, first cathedral Rouen under present one. According ancient Medieval northern dedicated Saint Stephen, whereas ecclesia had Notre Dame from very Merovingian period.
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