The cathedral Saint Croix of Orléans is located in Orléans, the department Loiret in the region of Centre-Val de Loire.
From Paris Gare Austerlitz is 1h10 by train.
It was built between 1278 to 1329 and rebuilt between 1601 and 1829.
The cathedral is dedicated to the Holy Cross.
During the Siege of Orléans,Siege of Orléans, the cathedral was visited frequently by Joan of Arc.
The nave and choir.
The organ.
The apse.
Chapel of the Saint Épine.
The 13th-century axial chapel is dedicated to Notre Dame.
It was decorated in the 17th century with an altarpiece around a Virgin of Pitié
The chapels of the ambulatory.
Cavaillé-Coll organs.
Stained glass windows depicting the story of Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne d’Arc, here “at court”.
The north transept.
Altar of the Virgin
