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: “Abadia de Vezelay”, “Abadía de Vezelay”, “Abadía de Vézelay”, “abbatiale de Vézelay”, “abbaye de Vézelay”, “Abbazia di Vézelay”, “Abbazija ta’ Santa Marija Maddalena”, “Abbey of la Madaleine”, “Abbey of la Madeleine”, “Basilica de vezelay”, “Basilica de Vézelay”, “Basílica de vezelay”, “basilica di Santa Maria Maddalena”, “basilica di Santa Maria Maddalena di Vézelay”, “Basilica of Vézelay”, “Basiliek Marie-Madeleine van Vezelay”, “Basiliek Marie-Madeleine van Vézelay”, “Basiliek Sainte-Marie-Madeleine van Vezelay”, “Basiliek van Vezelay”, “Basiliek van Vézelay”, “Basilique de Vezelay”, “basilique de Vézelay”, “Basilique de Vézelay”, “basilique Sainte-Madeleine de Vézelay”, “basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vezelay”, “bazilika sv. Marije Magdalene v Vézelayu”, “Bażilika ta’ Vézelay”, “chiesa di Vézelay”, “Iglesia de la Madeleine de Vezelay”, “Iglesia de la Madeleine de Vézelay”, “Kathedraal van Vezelay”, “Kathedraal van Vézelay”, “Kerk en heuvel van Vézelay”, “Magdalenabasiliek”, “monastero di Vézelay”, “Nhà thờ Sainte-Marie-Madeleine”, “Opatství Vézelay”, “Sainte-Madeleine de Vézelay”, “Tu viện Vézelay”, “Vézelay abbedi”, “Vézelay Sainte-Marie-Madeleine”, “vézelayska bazilika”, “Vezlė Šv. Marijos Magdalietės abatija”, “Аббатство Марии Магдалины”, “Базилика Везле”, “Базилика Марии Магдалины”, “Везелейское аббатство”, “Монастырь Везле”, “מנזר וזלה”, “แอบบีเวเซอเล”, and “韦兹莱教堂”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 … 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)
Wheelchair access
yes
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
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: “韦兹莱隐修院”
  • Croatian: “Opatija Vézelay”
  • Czech: “Klášter Vézelay”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek Sainte-Marie-Madeleine van Vézelay”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko de Vézelay”
  • Finnish: “Vézelayn apottiluostari”
  • French: “Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • French: “basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine”
  • French: “Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine”
  • Georgian: “ვეზლეს სააბატო”
  • German: “Ste-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • German: “Ste-Marie-Madeleine”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική της Αγίας Μαρίας της Μαγδαληνής του Βεζελαί”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית וזלה”
  • Hindi: “वेज़ेले एबे”
  • Hungarian: “Vézelay, Szent Magdolna apátsági templom”
  • Indonesian: “Biara Vézelay”
  • Interlingue: “Abatia de Vézelay”
  • Italian: “basilica di Vézelay”
  • Italian: “Basilica di Vézelay”
  • Japanese: “サント＝マドレーヌ大聖堂”
  • Latvian: “Vezlē Marijas Magdalēnas bazilika”
  • Lithuanian: “Vezlė abatija”
  • Maltese: “Abbazija ta’ Vézelay”
  • Mingrelian: “ვეზლეშ სააბატო”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Basilikaen Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay”
  • 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”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Vézelay”
  • Slovak: “Opátstvo Vézelay”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika v Vézelayu”
  • Slovenian: “opatija Vézelay”
  • Spanish: “basílica de Vézelay”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de Vézelay”
  • Swedish: “Basilikan i Vézelay”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารเวเซอแล”
  • Turkish: “Vézelay Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Абатство Везле”
  • Vietnamese: “Vương cung thánh đường Thánh Marie Madeleine”
  • Welsh: “Abati Vézelay”

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Places to explore: La Tour Rouge and Le Clos.

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