Les aménagements liturgiques des cathédrales de Genève, du v e au ix e siècle. Étude chronologique comparative

A comparative study of liturgical arrangements in European cathedrals reveals that the southern cathedral of Geneva, alongside others such as Aosta and Cologne, exhibited early adoption of architectural elements like the solea and ambo between the 5th and 9th centuries. These features, initially emerging in Grado and Boppard, spread across Western Europe, often complementing or competing with open arrangements linking cathedrals to baptisteries. By the Carolingian period, Geneva's eastern church, expanded westward at the expense of its baptistery, mirrored liturgical reforms seen in Cologne, suggesting a shift toward centralized cathedral use influenced by Roman models like the Ordo Romanus IV. This research highlights the dynamic interplay between architectural evolution and liturgical practice during this transitional era.

Bonnet, C., & Gaillard, M. (2019). Les aménagements liturgiques des cathédrales de Genève, du v^e au ix^e siècle. Étude chronologique comparative. Antiquité Tardive, 27, 303–320. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.at.5.119557