Vézelay Abbey

Local nameBasilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
LocationVézelay, France

Vézelay Abbey is a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery in Vézelay in the east-central French department of Yonne. It was constructed between 1120 and 1150. The Benedictine abbey church, now the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, with its complex program of imagery in sculpted capitals and portals, is one of the great masterpieces of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture. Sacked by the Huguenots in 1569, the building suffered neglect in the 17th and the 18th centuries and some further damage during the period of the French Revolution.The church and hill at Vézelay were added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1979 because of their importance in medieval Christianity and outstanding architecture.Alleged relics of Mary Magdalene can be seen inside the Basilica.

Tags CatholicPlace of WorshipChristianUNESCOEditor's ChoiceChurchHeritage
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vézelay_Abbey

Official site http://basiliquedevezelay.cef.fr/?q=contacts/nous-contacter

Info http://www.burgundytoday.com/historic-places/abbeys-churches/basilique-ste-madeleine.htm

UNESCO website http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/84

Email vezelay.otsi@wanadoo.fr

Phone +33 03 86 33 23 69

Address 89450 Vézelay, France

Coordinates 47°27'58.909" N 3°44'54.911" E

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