Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa

The abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa is a Benedictine abbey located in the territory of the commune of , in the Pyrénées-Orientales département, in southwestern .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: abbey located in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
  • Also known as: “Abadia de Cuixà”, “abbaye de Saint Michel de Cuxa”, “Abbaye de Saint-Michel de Cuxa”, “abbaye Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa de Codalet”, “Abbazia di Saint-Michel di Cuixà”, “Abbazia di Saint-Michel di Cuxa”, “Cuixà”, “Cuxa”, “Cuxa Abbey”, “Monasterio de San Miguel de Cuixa”, “Monasterio de Sant Miquel de Cuixa”, “Monasterio de Sant Miquel de Cuixà”, “Monastério de São Miguel de Cuixá”, “Monestir de Cuixà”, “Monestir de Sant Miquel de Cuixà”, “Mosteiro de São Miguel de Cuixá”, “Opatija Cuxa”, “Saint-Michel de Cuxa Abbey”, “Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa”, “San Miguel de Cuixa”, “San Miguel de Cuixá”, “San Miguel de Cuxa”, “Sant Germà de Cuixà”, “Sant Miquel de Cuixa”, “St. Michel de Cuxa”, and “Сен-Мишель-де-Кукса”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Église Saint-Valentin de Corts and Dolmen de Bohera.

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is situated 1¼ km south of Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km east of Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa.

Cave
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is situated 1 km northwest of Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Codalet and Taurinya.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southern .

Village
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is a commune in the department in southern .

Village
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is a village.

Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa

Latitude
42.5949° or 42° 35′ 42″ north
Longitude
2.41705° or 2° 25′ 1″ east
Elevation
449 metres (1,473 feet)
Open location code
8FJ4HCV8+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 50343004
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
11184868
Wiki­data ID
Q306121
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Sant Miquel de Cuixà”
  • Belarusian: “Сан-Мігель-дэ-Кюкса”
  • Bulgarian: “Сен Мишел дьо Куша”
  • Catalan: “Abadia de Sant Miquel de Cuixà”
  • Catalan: “Sant Miquel de Cuixà”
  • Chinese: “聖米歇爾德庫薩修道院”
  • Czech: “Klášter Saint-Michel de Cuxa”
  • Dutch: “Abdij Saint-Michel de Cuxa”
  • Dutch: “Sant Miquel de Cuixà”
  • Estonian: “Sant Miquel de Cuixà klooster”
  • French: “abbaye Saint-Michel de Cuxa”
  • French: “Abbaye Saint-Michel de Cuxa”
  • German: “Abbaye Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa”
  • German: “Abtei Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר סן-מישל-דה-קוסה”
  • Italian: “abbazia di San Michele di Cuxa”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di San Michele di Cuxa”
  • Polish: “Saint-Michel de Cuxa”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de São Miguel de Cuixá”
  • Romanian: “Abația Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa”
  • Russian: “Сан-Мигель-де-Кюкса”
  • Slovak: “Kláštor Saint-Michel de Cuxa”
  • Slovenian: “Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de San Miguel de Cuixá”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Miguel de Cuixá”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Roc del Ram and Sirach.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Codalet : Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa and Mas Raffart.

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