Saint-Volusien Abbey

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Saint-Volusien Abbey is a historic Benedictine abbey in the town of Foix in southwestern France, known for its medieval origins and Romanesque architecture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Saint-Volusien Abbey canonical 1
abbey church of Saint-Volusien 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine abbey
historic monument
monastery
religious building
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
country France
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
foundedAs Benedictine monastery
hasArchitecturalStyle Gothic architecture
hasCulturalSignificance example of Romanesque religious architecture in Ariège
hasFeature Romanesque nave
bell tower
medieval origins
sculpted capitals
stone vaults
hasFunction parish church
hasHeritageStatus protected historic building
hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
hasMaterial stone
hasOrientation east–west church orientation
hasPart abbey church
cloister
monastic buildings
hasPlan basilica plan
hasRestoration 19th century restoration works
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
heritageDesignationAppliesToPart Saint-Volusien Abbey self-linksurface differs
surface form: abbey church of Saint-Volusien
isInTown Foix
locatedIn Ariège department
Foix
France
Occitanie
surface form: Occitanie region

Pyrenees foothills region
historic center of Foix
locatedNear Château de Foix
namedAfter Saint Volusien of Tours
openToPublic yes
partOf Roman Catholic Diocese of Pamiers
surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Pamiers, Couserans and Mirepoix
region southwestern France
religiousAffiliation Catholicism
religiousOrder Benedictines
touristAttraction yes
usedFor Christian worship
monastic life
pilgrimage

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Foix hasReligiousBuilding Saint-Volusien Abbey
Saint-Volusien Abbey heritageDesignationAppliesToPart Saint-Volusien Abbey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: abbey church of Saint-Volusien