“Christ, enthroned in heavenly splendour…”
The See of Arles is one of the most ancient in France. The first bishop of Arles in the 5th century was Trophime who transformed the existing basilica into a cathedral. This was destroyed by the Saracens, and a new cathedral was built in the Carolingian era. Several restorations took place in the 10th and 11th centuries, and the magnificent west façade was realized between 1190 and 1200.
In 597, Augustine returned from his mission in Britain to Arles in order to be consecrated Archbishop of the Angles.
Be our strength in hours of weakness,
in our wanderings be our Guide;
through endeavor, failure, danger,
Savior, be thou at our side.
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