abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux

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Benedictine monastery church Romanesque church former abbey church

The abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux is a former Benedictine monastic church in Charroux, France, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and historical importance as a major medieval pilgrimage site.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Charroux	1
Abbey Church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux	0

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Benedictine monastery church ⓘ Romanesque church ⓘ former abbey church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Romanesque architecture ⓘ
category	Romanesque architecture in Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ abbey church in Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
conservation	subject to preservation and restoration campaigns ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
culturalSignificance	example of Benedictine monastic architecture in France ⓘ important site in the religious history of Aquitaine ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Jesus Christ the Saviour NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
eraOfConstruction	Romanesque period ⓘ
foundedAsAbbey	8th century ⓘ
foundedBy	Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	monastic church ⓘ pilgrimage church ⓘ
governingDiocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Poitiers NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	church ruins ⓘ crypt or substructures ⓘ tower remains ⓘ
hasStyleCharacteristic	Romanesque sculpted decoration ⓘ massive masonry ⓘ round arches ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart	19th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Charroux NERFINISHED ⓘ Nouvelle-Aquitaine region NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienne department NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Charente river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
monasticOrder	Benedictine Order NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	Romanesque architecture ⓘ major medieval pilgrimage site ⓘ remains of a great abbey complex ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
ownership	French state or local public authorities ⓘ
regionImportance	one of the major medieval abbeys of western France ⓘ
religiousOrderRule	Rule of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	no longer used as a monastery ⓘ partly ruined ⓘ
tourism	cultural tourism site ⓘ heritage tourism destination ⓘ
usedFor	housing important relics ⓘ

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

Abbey of Charroux (viscera) → hasPart → abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux ⓘ

Abbey of Charroux (viscera) → hasNameInFrench → abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Charroux