Saint-Martin du Canigou Abbey (nearby)

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Saint-Martin du Canigou Abbey is a medieval Benedictine monastery dramatically perched on the slopes of Mount Canigou in the French Pyrenees, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and scenic isolation.

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Saint-Martin du Canigou Abbey (nearby) canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monastery ⓘ
Romanesque abbey ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ
accessibleBy mountain footpath ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture ⓘ
constructionCompleted early 11th century ⓘ
constructionStarted late 10th century ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentUse pilgrimage site ⓘ
religious community residence ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
declinePeriod late Middle Ages ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Martin of Tours ⓘ
linked to: Martin of Tours
elevation approximately 1050 metres above sea level ⓘ
foundedAs Benedictine abbey ⓘ
foundedBy Count Guifred II of Cerdanya ⓘ
foundedInCentury 10th century ⓘ
hasFeature arcaded cloister galleries ⓘ
massive supporting buttresses ⓘ
narrow Romanesque windows ⓘ
hasPart bell tower ⓘ
cloister ⓘ
lower church ⓘ
upper church ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France ⓘ
knownFor mountain setting ⓘ
scenic isolation ⓘ
two-level church ⓘ
languageRegion Catalan-speaking region ⓘ
locatedIn French Pyrenees ⓘ
linked to: Pyrenees

Occitanie ⓘ
Pyrénées-Orientales ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Pyrenees ⓘ
locatedNear Casteil ⓘ
Villefranche-de-Conflent ⓘ
locatedOn Mount Canigou ⓘ
linked to: Canigou
material local stone ⓘ
nearbyPeak Canigou ⓘ
region Conflent ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Benedictines ⓘ
restoredInCentury 20th century ⓘ
roofMaterial stone slabs ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
hiking destination ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
viewOverlooks Têt valley ⓘ

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Prades → hasReligiousBuilding → Saint-Martin du Canigou Abbey (nearby) ⓘ