Church of the Holy Cross, Bordeaux explained

Building Name:Church of the Holy Cross
French: Église Sainte-Croix
Location:Bordeaux, France
Geo:44.8311°N -0.5611°W
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Rite:Roman Rite
Region:Gironde
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Architecture:yes
Architecture Type:church
Groundbreaking:11th century
Year Completed:19th century

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

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 .

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Notes and References

  1. Book: William W. Kibler . Grover A. Zinn . Medieval France. 2017. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-351-66566-7. 136. 26 September 2017.