Roman Catholic Bishop. He became Bishop of Paris in 1159 and was famous for his sermons and enjoyed the trust of the French royal family. He founded several churches, abbeys, and hospices in his diocese and reorganized their organizational and revenue structures. In 1160, he conceived of the idea of converting the decrepit Saint-Etienne Cathedral, and the ruins of another church into a larger cathedral in the new Gothic style. In 1163, Pope Alexander III watched him lay the first stone on the site that would become the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Maurice initiated this colossal project in coordination with the best architects and masons of his time. The flying buttresses were constructed in 1180 and were among the earliest to be used in a Gothic cathedral. In 1189, the church's high altar was consecrated. The choir, the western facade, and the nave were completed by 1250, and porches, chapels, and other embellishments were added over the next 100 years. Before the cathedral was completed in 1345, Maurice died in 1196 and never saw his finished creation.
Roman Catholic Bishop. He became Bishop of Paris in 1159 and was famous for his sermons and enjoyed the trust of the French royal family. He founded several churches, abbeys, and hospices in his diocese and reorganized their organizational and revenue structures. In 1160, he conceived of the idea of converting the decrepit Saint-Etienne Cathedral, and the ruins of another church into a larger cathedral in the new Gothic style. In 1163, Pope Alexander III watched him lay the first stone on the site that would become the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Maurice initiated this colossal project in coordination with the best architects and masons of his time. The flying buttresses were constructed in 1180 and were among the earliest to be used in a Gothic cathedral. In 1189, the church's high altar was consecrated. The choir, the western facade, and the nave were completed by 1250, and porches, chapels, and other embellishments were added over the next 100 years. Before the cathedral was completed in 1345, Maurice died in 1196 and never saw his finished creation.
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