Le Doyen du Chapitre

Le Doyen du Chapitre (HM1P0D)

Location: Bayeux, Basse-Normandie 14400 Calvados
Country: France
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N 49° 16.517', W 0° 42.228'

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Chapter Dean

— Bayeux, la Qualité a ses Racines —

En française:
A la fin du Moyen Age, 48 chanoines, membres du clergé attachés à la cathédrale, formaient l'assemblée (ou chapitre) constituant le conseil de l'évêque. Le doyen, premier dignitaire du chapitre, était par ses prérogatives le second personnage du diocèse. L'organisation des abords de la façade sud de la cathédrale témoigne de son statut privilégié.

Le portail du transept, élevé à la fin du XIIIe siècle, lui était réservé. Il ne le franchissait que deux fois dans sa vie : le jour de sa nomination et celui de ses obsèques. Une seconde entrée destinée à tous les fidèles est aménagée sous un porche entre les chapelles latérales de la nef.

Le tympan du portail du doyen est consacré à la vie de saint Thomas Becket (1117-1170), archevêque de Cantorbery, dont la famille est d'origine normande. Il relate de bas en haut la brouille du prélat avec le roi Henri II Plantagenêt le contraignant à s'exiler en France, puis, après son retour en Angleterre, son assassinat par des fidèles du roi et enfin, la repentance d'Henri II devant son tombeau.

Depuis le XIIIe siècle, un manoir réservé à l'usage du doyen s'élève face à ce portail. L'actuelle résidence date de la première moitié du XVIIIe siècle. Le porche d'entrée, de la deuxième moitié du XVIIIe siècle, est surmonté d'un fronton extérieur portant les armes de l'évêque Nicolas-Pierre Didiot (1856-1866), prélat à qui l'on doit la restauration de la tour centrale de la cathédrale. Ces armoiries rappellent que l'hôtel du doyen devint la résidence ordinaire de l'évêque de 1806 à 1905.

English:
At the end of the Middle Ages, the Bishop's Council was made up of 48 canons. The Dean was the leading dignitary of this assembly (chapter). His privileged status is confirmed by the layout of the surroundings of the Cathedral's southern facade.

The transept portal, built in the late 13th century, was reserved for his entry. Its tympanum is dedicated to the life of Saint Thomas Becket (1117-1170), Archbishop of Canterbury, whose family was of Norman origin. From the bottom to the top, it relates his dispute with the Plantagenet King, Henry II, terminating in Thomas' dramatic assassination by knights faithful to the King.

A second entry for all the worshippers is located under a porch between the side chapels in the nave (2).

Since the 13th century, a manor house for the Dean's use, has stood facing this portal. The current residence dates from the first half of the 18th century. The entry porch, dating from the second half of the 17th century is crowned by an exterior fronton bearing the arms of the bishop to whom we owe the restoration of the Cathedral's central tower (3). This coat of arms is a reminder that the Dean's House became the Bishop's ordinary residence from 1806 to 1905.
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HM NumberHM1P0D
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Marker Number4
Placed ByLa ville de Bayeux
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Date Added Sunday, November 1st, 2015 at 5:02pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 667015 N 5460595
Decimal Degrees49.27528333, -0.70380000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 49° 16.517', W 0° 42.228'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds49° 16' 31.02" N, 0° 42' 13.68" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1B Rue L L le Forestier, Bayeux Basse-Normandie 14400, FR
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