Yonne
Arrondissement of Avallon
Vézelay

Vézelay Abbey

Vézelay Abbey is a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery in in the east-central French department of . It was constructed between 1120 and 1150.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Benedictine and Cluniac monastery in Vézelay, France
  • Also known as: “Abbey of la Madaleine”, “Abbey of la Madeleine”, “Basilica of Vézelay”, “Basilique de Vezelay”, and “Basilique de Vézelay”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orthodox church of Vézelay and War memorial of Vézelay.

Church
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is situated 110 metres southwest of Vézelay Abbey.

Memorial
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Cemetery
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is situated 170 metres northeast of Vézelay Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Père and Asquins.

Village
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is a commune in the department in in north-central .

Village
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is a commune in the department in in north-central .

Village
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is a commune in the department in in north-central . is situated 3½ km south of Vézelay Abbey.

Vézelay Abbey

Latitude
47.46633° or 47° 27′ 59″ north
Longitude
3.74852° or 3° 44′ 55″ east
Elevation
299 metres (981 feet)
Operator
Fraternité Monastique de Jérusalem
Open location code
8FV5FP8X+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 179739514
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
12089026
Wiki­data ID
Q217452
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Vézelay Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վեզլեի աբբայություն”
  • Basque: “Vézelayko abadia”
  • Belarusian: “Абацтва Везле”
  • Burmese: “ဗီဇလေး ဘုရားရှိခိုးကျောင်း”
  • Catalan: “abadia de Vézelay”
  • Catalan: “Abadia de Vézelay”
  • Chinese: “韋茲萊隱修院”
  • Chinese: “韦兹莱教堂”
  • Chinese: “韦兹莱隐修院”
  • Croatian: “Opatija Vézelay”
  • Czech: “Klášter Vézelay”
  • Czech: “Opatství Vézelay”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek Marie-Madeleine van Vezelay”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek Marie-Madeleine van Vézelay”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek Sainte-Marie-Madeleine van Vezelay”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek Sainte-Marie-Madeleine van Vézelay”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek van Vezelay”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek van Vézelay”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Vezelay”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Vézelay”
  • Dutch: “Kerk en heuvel van Vézelay”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko de Vézelay”
  • Finnish: “Vézelayn apottiluostari”
  • French: “abbatiale de Vézelay”
  • French: “abbaye de Vézelay”
  • French: “basilique de Vézelay”
  • French: “basilique Sainte-Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • French: “basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vezelay”
  • French: “Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • French: “basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine”
  • French: “Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine”
  • Georgian: “ვეზლეს სააბატო”
  • German: “Magdalenabasiliek”
  • German: “Ste-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • German: “Ste-Marie-Madeleine”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική της Αγίας Μαρίας της Μαγδαληνής του Βεζελαί”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית וזלה”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר וזלה”
  • Hindi: “वेज़ेले एबे”
  • Hungarian: “Vézelay, Szent Magdolna apátsági templom”
  • Indonesian: “Biara Vézelay”
  • Interlingue: “Abatia de Vézelay”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Vézelay”
  • Italian: “basilica di Santa Maria Maddalena di Vézelay”
  • Italian: “basilica di Santa Maria Maddalena”
  • Italian: “basilica di Vézelay”
  • Italian: “Basilica di Vézelay”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Vézelay”
  • Italian: “monastero di Vézelay”
  • Japanese: “サント＝マドレーヌ大聖堂”
  • Latvian: “Vezlē Marijas Magdalēnas bazilika”
  • Lithuanian: “Vezlė abatija”
  • Lithuanian: “Vezlė Šv. Marijos Magdalietės abatija”
  • Maltese: “Abbazija ta’ Santa Marija Maddalena”
  • Maltese: “Abbazija ta’ Vézelay”
  • Maltese: “Bażilika ta’ Vézelay”
  • Mingrelian: “ვეზლეშ სააბატო”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Basilikaen Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vézelay abbedi”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sainte-Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vézelay Sainte-Marie-Madeleine”
  • Norwegian: “Basilikaen Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • Polish: “Bazylika św. Marii Magdaleny w Vézelay”
  • Polish: “Bazylika Świętej Marii Magdaleny w Vézelay”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica e Colina de Vézelay”
  • Romanian: “Bazilica din Vézelay”
  • Russian: “Аббатство Везле”
  • Russian: “Аббатство Марии Магдалины”
  • Russian: “Базилика Везле”
  • Russian: “Базилика Марии Магдалины”
  • Russian: “Везелейское аббатство”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Везле”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Vézelay”
  • Slovak: “Opátstvo Vézelay”
  • Slovenian: “bazilika sv. Marije Magdalene v Vézelayu”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika v Vézelayu”
  • Slovenian: “opatija Vézelay”
  • Slovenian: “vézelayska bazilika”
  • Spanish: “Abadia de Vezelay”
  • Spanish: “Abadia de Vézelay”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Vezelay”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Vézelay”
  • Spanish: “Basilica de vezelay”
  • Spanish: “Basilica de Vézelay”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de vezelay”
  • Spanish: “basílica de Vézelay”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Vézelay”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de la Madeleine de Vezelay”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de la Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • Swedish: “Basilikan i Vézelay”
  • Thai: “Vézelay Abbey”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารเวเซอแล”
  • Thai: “แอบบีเวเซอเล”
  • Turkish: “Vézelay Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Абатство Везле”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Sainte-Marie-Madeleine”
  • Vietnamese: “Tu viện Vézelay”
  • Vietnamese: “Vương cung thánh đường Thánh Marie Madeleine”
  • Welsh: “Abati Vézelay”

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