Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac

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The Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac is a renowned medieval Benedictine monastery in southern France, famous for its Romanesque cloister and richly sculpted portal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
Catholic religious building
Romanesque abbey
affiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
cloisterCompleted circa 1100
country France
dedicatedTo Apostle Peter
surface form: Saint Peter
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Montauban
famousFor Romanesque cloister
richly sculpted portal
tympanum of the Apocalypse
foundedAsMonastery 7th century
function monastic community
pilgrimage site
hasCloisterCapitals animal motifs
biblical scenes
vegetal motifs
hasPart Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac self-linksurface differs
surface form: cloister of Moissac Abbey

sculpted south portal
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatus protected historic monument of France
inceptionAsUNESCOSite late 20th century
locatedIn Moissac
Occitanie
Tarn-et-Garonne
Southern France
surface form: southern France
locatedOn banks of the Tarn River
material stone
nativeName Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Moissac
notableFeature cloister galleries with sculpted capitals
south portal jamb figures
notablePeriod Romanesque period
onPilgrimageRoute Camino de Santiago
Camino de Santiago
surface form: Way of St. James
openToPublic yes
portalDepicts Book of Revelation
surface form: Apocalypse of Saint John

Christ in Majesty
rebuiltIn 11th century
12th century
religiousOrder Benedictines
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1998
UNESCOListing Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
UNESCOSiteId 868
usedFor cultural events
religious services
tourism

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Tarn-et-Garonne hasHistoricSite Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac
Moissac hasHeritageSite Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac
Moissac hasHeritageSite Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac
this entity surface form: Cloister of Moissac Abbey
Moissac hasArtisticWork Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac
this entity surface form: Romanesque tympanum of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre
Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac hasPart Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: cloister of Moissac Abbey
Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac nativeName Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Moissac