Cathédrale La Major

The Cathedral of the Major or basilica of Sainte-Marie-Majeure which evokes the Orient by its Romano-Byzantine style, is the Cathedral of Marseille. It was built in the second half of the 19th century, between 1852 and 1893 by Henri-Jacques Espérandieu , the architect of the Palais Longchamp , Notre-Dame de la Garde and the Palais des Arts . The exterior building was completely renovated in 2017.

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The Major Cathedral stands on an esplanade between the Old Port and the “new” commercial port , near the Joliette district and Fort Saint-Jean . Its architecture and interior decoration, in marble and porphyry, give it a particular aspect for a religious building. The Marseillais also nickname it the “pajamas”.

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It was erected into a minor basilica by Leo XIII on January 24, 1896.