Église abbatiale Saint-Géraud, Aurillac

Name: Église abbatiale Saint-Géraud
Address: 22 Rue du Monastère, Aurillac, 15000, France
Telephone: +33 4 71 48 27 16

#2 among attractions in Aurillac

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The Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac abbey is an ancient Benedictine abbey that was the model for the one in Cluny. It was founded before 885 in Auvergne by Count Geraud of Aurillac.

The abbey was a leading intellectual center in the Middle Ages, having trained Gerbert d'Aurillac, for example, while the town was one of the first saved. The abbot-count of Aurillac was the head of an important seigneury comprising the town of Aurillac and a large part of the southwestern part of the present department of Cantal and the northern part of Aveyron corresponding to the former Carladez and Barrez. It also had more than a hundred dependencies and possessions, including some forty priories stretching from Auvergne to Spain and extending over a dozen dioceses.

Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 44°55'54"N, 2°26'55"E

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22 Rue du MonastèreAurillac 15000 France

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+33 4 71 48 27 16

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Église abbatiale Saint-Géraud – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Conros, Fanum d'Aron, Château Saint-Etienne, Église Saint-Sigismond.

3.8 miS
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
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Forts and castles
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Church
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Park
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Church
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Memorial
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Locality
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Locality
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