Abbey of Gellone

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The Abbey of Gellone is a historic Benedictine monastery in southern France, renowned as a major medieval pilgrimage site and for its association with the Carolingian noble and later saint, William of Gellone.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Abbey of Gellone canonical 3
Gellone Abbey 2
Abbey church of Gellone 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery
Catholic monastery
architecturalStyle Romanesque
associatedWithDynasty Carolingian dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedWithSaint Saint William of Gellone NERFINISHED
country France
dedicatedTo Saint William of Gellone NERFINISHED
diocese Diocese of Montpellier NERFINISHED
foundedBy William of Gellone NERFINISHED
foundedInCentury 8th century
foundedInYearApprox 804
governingBody Roman Catholic Church in France NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Abbey of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert NERFINISHED
hasBurial William of Gellone NERFINISHED
hasCloister Cloister of Gellone Abbey NERFINISHED
hasFrenchName Abbaye de Gellone NERFINISHED
hasFunction monastic community
pilgrimage church
hasMedievalOrigin yes
hasOriginalFunction Benedictine abbey
hasParishChurch Church of Saint-Sauveur (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert) NERFINISHED
hasSaintRelics relics of Saint William of Gellone
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageID 868-007
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor Romanesque architecture
association with William of Gellone
major medieval pilgrimage site
locatedIn Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert NERFINISHED
locatedInHistoricProvince Languedoc NERFINISHED
locatedInPartOf southern France
locatedInRegion Hérault
Occitanie NERFINISHED
locatedInValley Gellone valley NERFINISHED
locatedNear Hérault gorges NERFINISHED
namedAfter William of Gellone NERFINISHED
onPilgrimageRoute Camino de Santiago NERFINISHED
Way of St. James NERFINISHED
partiallyRebuiltInCentury 11th century
12th century
partOf Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Benedictines NERFINISHED
significantPeriod Carolingian era
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOSiteCategory cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1998

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

Saint William of Gellone founded Abbey of Gellone
Saint William of Gellone founded Abbey of Gellone
this entity surface form: Gellone Abbey in the Languedoc
Saint William of Gellone placeOfDeath Abbey of Gellone
Saint William of Gellone burialPlace Abbey of Gellone
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert hasPart Abbey of Gellone
this entity surface form: Gellone Abbey
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert touristAttraction Abbey of Gellone
this entity surface form: Gellone Abbey
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert religiousBuilding Abbey of Gellone
this entity surface form: Abbey church of Gellone