Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen

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Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen is a historic Benedictine monastery in Normandy, France, renowned as the Romanesque abbey church associated with William the Conqueror.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
Romanesque church
abbey
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
associatedWith William the Conqueror
burialPlaceOf William the Conqueror
constructionStart 11th century
continent Europe
country France
currentUse historic monument open to visitors
religious site
dedicatedTo Saint Stephen
denomination Catholic
era Romanesque period
foundedBy William the Conqueror
founder William the Conqueror
surface form: William I of England
function abbey church
monastery
hasChancel Romanesque choir
hasCrypt yes
hasHeritageStatus protected historic monument of France
hasNave Romanesque nave
hasPart Abbey church of Saint-Étienne
cloister
monastic buildings
hasTower twin western towers of the abbey church
heritageDesignation Monument historique
heritageDesignationCountry France
languageOfNativeName French
locatedIn Caen
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Calvados
locatedInCity Caen
locatedInDepartment Calvados
locatedInHistoricRegion Duchy of Normandy
locatedInRegion Normandy (administrative region)
surface form: Normandy
locatedNear Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
material Caen stone
nativeName Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Caen

Abbaye aux Hommes
notableFor Benedictine monastic history
Romanesque architecture
association with William the Conqueror
partOf historic center of Caen
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Benedictines
significantEvent foundation in the 11th century by William the Conqueror
touristAttraction yes

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William the Conqueror burialPlace Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen nativeName Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Caen
Norman architecture notableExample Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
this entity surface form: Caen Abbey of Saint-Étienne