 For 200 years Saints Maurilius and Maurice were frequently mentioned together as the patron saints of the cathedral but eventually Saint Maurice became the primary patron.At the beginning of the 11th century, Hubert de Vendôme, the Bishop of Angers from 1010 to 1047, wanted to build a new cathedral in the Romanesque style to replace the existing small and humble church.The new church was consecrated on 16 August 1025 but seven years later, in 1032, right after the completion of the construction, it was burned to the ground.