Abbey of Charroux (viscera)

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The Abbey of Charroux is a former Benedictine monastery in Charroux, France, historically notable as a major medieval pilgrimage site and for housing the preserved viscera of King Richard I of England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former Benedictine monastery
medieval pilgrimage site
religious building
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture (surviving parts)
associatedWithDynasty House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet dynasty
associatedWithEvent burial of the entrails of Richard I of England
associatedWithPerson King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England
country France
currentUse historic site
dedicatedTo Saint-Sauveur (Holy Saviour)
foundedAs Benedictine abbey
hasNameInFrench abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux
surface form: Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Charroux
hasPart abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux
hasRemains central tower of the abbey church
foundations and archaeological remains of monastic buildings
hasStatus suppressed monastery
heritageDesignation Monument historique (parts of the abbey complex)
housedRelicType viscera
housedRemainsOf King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England
locatedIn Charroux
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vienne department
locatedInEcclesiasticalTerritory Diocese of Poitiers
locatedInRegion historical province of Poitou
locatedInTime Middle Ages
locatedNear Civray
locatedOn plateau above the Charente valley
notableFor being a major medieval pilgrimage destination
housing the preserved viscera of King Richard I of England
possession of important relics
partOf medieval network of pilgrimage sites in western France
pilgrimageAttraction relics of Richard I of England
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Benedictines
usedFor monastic life
pilgrimage

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King Richard the Lionheart burialPlace Abbey of Charroux (viscera)
subject surface form: Richard I of England