The Church of the Holy Cross (French: Église Sainte-Croix) is a Roman Catholic church located in Bordeaux, southern France.[1]
| Church of the Holy Cross Église Sainte-Croix | |
|---|---|
_(01).jpg) Church of the Holy Cross | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Region | Gironde |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Bordeaux,  France |
| Geographic coordinates | 44°49′52″N 0°33′40″W / 44.83111°N 0.56111°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | church |
| Groundbreaking | 11th century |
| Completed | 19th century |
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.
Gallery
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Romanesque west portal -
West facade with blind arcades -
Expulsion from paradise -
Mary and Jesus -
Constantine's baptism
See also
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edit- ^ 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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