Basilica of Saint-Julien de Brioude

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Romanesque church pilgrimage church

The Basilica of Saint-Julien de Brioude is a major Romanesque pilgrimage church in south-central France, renowned for its polychrome stonework, sculpted capitals, and richly decorated interior.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Saint-Julien de Brioude (historical abbey dedication) 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romanesque church ⓘ
pilgrimage church ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture ⓘ
constructionEnd 12th century ⓘ
constructionStart 11th century ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Julian of Brioude NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
elevation approximately 430 metres above sea level ⓘ
floorPlanType basilican plan ⓘ
function pilgrimage site ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ
hasArtwork Romanesque frescoes ⓘ
medieval wall paintings ⓘ
hasPart ambulatory ⓘ
choir ⓘ
nave ⓘ
radiating chapels ⓘ
transept ⓘ
hasRelicOf Saint Julian of Brioude NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1840 ⓘ
liturgicalUse Roman Rite ⓘ
locatedIn Auvergne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brioude NERFINISHED ⓘ
Haute-Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ
south-central France ⓘ
materialUsed polychrome stone ⓘ
namedAfter Saint Julian of Brioude NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature Romanesque capitals with figurative sculpture ⓘ
painted decoration ⓘ
polychrome stonework ⓘ
richly decorated interior ⓘ
sculpted capitals ⓘ
numberOfTowers 1 ⓘ
parish Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Massif Central NERFINISHED ⓘ
roofType stone vaults ⓘ
significance major Romanesque pilgrimage church in Auvergne ⓘ
status active church ⓘ
styleDetail alternating light and dark stone courses ⓘ
decorative arcading ⓘ
sculpted historiated capitals ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
tradition Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Brioude → hasReligiousBuilding → Basilica of Saint-Julien de Brioude ⓘ
Souillac → namedAfter → Basilica of Saint-Julien de Brioude ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint-Julien de Brioude (historical abbey dedication)