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Basilique Sainte Madeleine
TITLEBasilique Sainte Madeleine
ARCHITECT/BUILDERRestored to it's present condition by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc
NATIONFrance
SITEPlace de la Basilique
DETAILGothic choir. apse and altar
CITYVezelay
STATE or REGIONBurgundy
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTIONInitial construction of the site began in the late ninth century; Destroyed and rebuilt in 11th century under Abbot Geoffrey; Burned and rebuilt in the early 12th century under Abbot Artaud; Restored in the 19th century.
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMELa Madeleine; Basilique Ste. Madeleine; Basilique de Vezelay; Vezelay Basilica; Vezelay Abbey; Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
MATERIALSStone
TYPEPilgrimage Church; Abbey church; Roman Catholic church
STYLERomanesque facade and nave; Gothic choir
OTHER TERMSFriars Minor
NOTESThe 2nd crusade (1146) was preached by St. Bernard de Clairvaux in front of the Basilica. In 1217, St. Francis of Assisi founded the first French community of Friars Minor here.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERew326
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen at: mlc@u.washington.edu or Eugene Webb
PHOTOGRAPHEREugene Webb
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2006
SOURCEWebb, Eugene
COPYRIGHT HOLDERWebb, Eugene
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