Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
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The Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a historic Benedictine monastery in Paris, renowned as one of the city’s oldest churches and a former intellectual and religious center.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monastery
ⓘ
church ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| affiliation | Catholic Church in France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Childebert I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fredegund NERFINISHED ⓘ Merovingian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityQuarterGaveNameTo | Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Germanus of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Archdiocese of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorConstruction |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| foundationDate |
6th century
ⓘ
circa 543 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Childebert I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Germain of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
place of worship
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bell tower
ⓘ
choir ⓘ church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés NERFINISHED ⓘ cloister (historical) ⓘ nave ⓘ transept ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1862 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the oldest churches in Paris
ⓘ
medieval intellectual life ⓘ religious scholarship ⓘ royal necropolis in the early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
6th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Boulevard Saint-Germain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Germanus of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
monastic community
ⓘ
royal abbey ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | parish church ⓘ |
| towerHeight | approximately 37 meters ⓘ |
| underwentEvent | destruction of much of the abbey during the French Revolution ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.