Vézelay

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commune of France pilgrimage site village

Vézelay is a historic hilltop village in central France renowned for its Romanesque Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and its role as a medieval pilgrimage site on the route to Santiago de Compostela.

Aliases (4)

Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Vézelay ×1
Vézelay Abbey ×1
Vézelay and its hill ×1
Vézelay route ×1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commune of France → pilgrimage site → village →
architecturalStyle	Romanesque →
country	France →
hasBasilicaDedication	Mary Magdalene →
hasFeature	fortified hilltop setting → medieval urban fabric →
hasLandmark	Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine →
hasNameInFrench	Vézelay →
hasReligiousSignificance	Christianity →
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
isStopOn	French routes of the Way of St. James → Via Lemovicensis →
knownFor	Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine → Romanesque architecture → medieval pilgrimage →
locatedIn	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region NERFINISHED → Yonne department → central France →
locatedNear	Morvan hills →
locatedOn	hilltop →
partOf	Way of St. James → routes to Santiago de Compostela →
pilgrimageTradition	Santiago de Compostela →
religiousOrderHistory	Benedictines →
tourismType	cultural tourism → religious tourism →
UNESCOCriterion	cultural →
UNESCOListing	World Heritage Site →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Theodore Beza → Théodore de Bèze →	birthPlace
Yonne department →	contains
Yonne department ("Vézelay Abbey") →	containsHeritageSite
Nièvre ("Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Vézelay") →	containsReligiousSite
Nièvre ("Vézelay and its hill") →	containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Vézelay →	hasNameInFrench
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France ("Vézelay route") →	hasPart