Church of the Holy Cross, Bordeaux

Church of the Holy Cross
Église Sainte-Croix
Church of the Holy Cross
Basic information
Location Bordeaux,  France
Geographic coordinates Coordinates: 44°49′52″N 0°33′40″W / 44.83111°N 0.56111°W / 44.83111; -0.56111
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Region Gironde
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Status Active
Architectural description
Architectural type church
Groundbreaking 11th century
Completed 19th century

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

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn (ed.) (2017). Medieval France. Taylor & Francis. p. 136. ISBN 1351665669. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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