Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy

Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Puy stands in Grasse as a Roman Catholic church with Romanesque forms shaped by Ligurian and Lombard influences. Its raised central nave, two side aisles, Lombard bands, and triple window give the building a clear medieval character.

Construction followed the transfer of the bishopric from Antibes to Grasse in 1244, and the church remained the Bishop of Grasse’s seat for centuries. Galleries with stucco decoration appeared above the aisles in the late seventeenth century, while an eighteenth-century crypt, new paving, and a double staircase reshaped the interior and entrance. The diocese disappeared after the 1801 Concordat, leaving the building as a parish church and national monument.

Inside, you can find a fifteenth-century carved and painted walnut reliquary of Saint Honorat, a triptych linked to Louis Bréa’s school, and paintings associated with Rubens. Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s 1754 Washing of the Feet adds a work by Grasse’s own celebrated artist. Six stained-glass windows, four Evangelist statues by Baillet, and Jungk’s 1855 Toulouse-built organ complete the view, while reinforced pillars recall a grain-store fire in 1795.