Church of the Holy Cross, Bordeaux

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

Church of the Holy Cross Église Sainte-Croix
Church of the Holy Cross
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Region	Gironde
Rite	Roman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Cathedral
Status	Active
Location
Location	Bordeaux,  France
Geographic coordinates
Architecture
Type	church
Groundbreaking	11th century
Completed	19th century

It is annexed to 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.

Gallery

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

See also

• Bordeaux Cathedral

References

1. William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn (ed.) (2017). Medieval France. Taylor & Francis. p. 136. ISBN 1351665669. Retrieved 26 September 2017.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)