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Church of the Holy Cross, Bordeaux

Church of the Holy Cross, Bordeaux

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The Church of the Holy Cross (French: Église Sainte-Croix) is a Roman Catholic church located in Bordeaux, southern France.[1]

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It was formerly the church of a Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century, and was built in the late 11th-early 12th centuries. The façade is in the Romanesque architectural style.

The church has a nave and four aisles, a transept with apses on each arm, and a polygonal apse. The nave is 39 m long, while the apse is 15.30 m high. Its organ dates from the 18th century.

In the 19th century, the church was renovated by Paul Abadie. The former Benedictine abbey now houses the École des beaux-arts de Bordeaux [fr].

  • Romanesque west portal
  • West facade with blind arcades
  • Expulsion from paradise
  • Mary and Jesus
  • Constantine's baptism

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References

  1. [1]
    William W. Kibler; Grover A. Zinn, eds. (2017). Medieval France. Taylor & Francis. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-351-66566-7. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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