Church of the Holy Cross, Bordeaux

Church of the Holy Cross
Église Sainte-Croix
Church of the Holy Cross
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
RegionGironde
RiteRoman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish church
StatusActive
Location
LocationBordeaux, France
Map
Interactive map of Church of the Holy Cross
Église Sainte-Croix
Coordinates44°49′52″N 0°33′40″W / 44.83111°N 0.56111°W / 44.83111; -0.56111
Architecture
Typechurch
Groundbreaking11th century
Completed19th 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 École des beaux-arts de Bordeaux [fr].

See also

References

  1. ^ William W. Kibler; Grover A. Zinn, eds. (2017). Medieval France. Taylor & Francis. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-351-66566-7. Retrieved 26 September 2017.