Why are most Gothic cathedrals known familiarly by the name of their city?

real answers please. it's homework help.





A. Visitors could find them more easily.


B. The city council had paid for the architect, craftsmen and builders so gave it the city name.


C. Most Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to Notre Dame (Our Lady) so it would have been confusing to do otherwise.


D. The cathedral came first and the city grew up around it and was given that name.








i'm kind of going with C.

Why are most Gothic cathedrals known familiarly by the name of their city?
Its actually a bit of a naff homework question, and I'd be interested to know what the answer was supposed to be.





A. Could easily be true as many cathedrals were pilgrimage sites





B. The cathedral was paid for by all sorts of people so I wouldn't think this one is right.





C. In France, this is true - many of them are called Notre Dame, but it is not so in England. So this could be correct in relation to France.





D. This one definitely isn't right. In most cases the settlement came first and was named before the cathderal was built.





I would actually say that A is the most likely.
Reply:maybe they should be named after things that grow in the garden like the carrot cathedral, or the sweet peas cathedral.
Reply:The answer is C. In the period of Gothic cathedrals, almost all churches and cathedrals were dedicated to the Virgin Mary, so the "Our Lady of" part was assumed, which just left the town name.
Reply:I'd go with C, too.





For instance, there's Notre Dame de Paris, and Notre Dame de Chartres.
Reply:I think you should go with C.