Abbey of Saint-Gilles
The Abbey of Saint-Gilles is a monastery in Saint-Gilles, southern France. Founded by Saint Giles, it is included in the UNESCO Heritage List, as part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: abbey located in Gard, in France
- Also known as: “Eglise abbatiale de Saint-Gilles du Gard” and “Église abbatiale de Saint-Gilles du Gard”
- Address: Place de la République, Saint-Gilles, 30800
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maison romane de Saint-Gilles-du-Gard and Église réformée de Saint-Gilles.
Maison romane de Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
Building
Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maison romane de Saint-Gilles-du-Gard is a building.
Église réformée de Saint-Gilles
Church
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église réformée de Saint-Gilles is a church, which is situated 260 metres northwest of Abbey of Saint-Gilles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albaron and Générac.
Générac
Village
Photo: Ravenclaw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Générac is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Générac station has rail connections to Nîmes and Le Grau-du-Roi. Tenor Eustase Thomas-Salignac was born in Générac. Générac is situated 9 km northwest of Abbey of Saint-Gilles.
Abbey of Saint-Gilles
- Categories: abbey, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Saint-Gilles, Arrondissement of Nîmes, Gard, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.6768° or 43° 40′ 37″ northLongitude
4.43225° or 4° 25′ 56″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Inception
12th centuryOpen location code
8FM6MCGJ+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 115000513OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
12324226Wikidata ID
Q334406
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Abbey of Saint-Gilles” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “abadia de Sant Geli”
- Catalan: “Abadia de Sant Geli”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Sant Geli”
- Chinese: “加尔省圣吉勒修道院教堂”
- Chinese: “聖-吉爾隱修院”
- Chinese: “聖吉勒隱修院”
- Czech: “Klášter Saint-Gilles”
- Dutch: “Abdij van Saint-Gilles”
- French: “abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Gard)”
- French: “abbaye de Saint-Gilles”
- French: “Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Gilles”
- German: “Abtei Saint-Gilles”
- Hebrew: “מנזר סנט-ז’יל”
- Hungarian: “Saint-Gilles-i apátság”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Saint-Gilles”
- Polish: “opactwo św. Idziego w Saint-Gilles”
- Slovak: “Kláštor Saint-Gilles”
- Slovenian: “Samostan Saint-Gilles”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Saint Gilles”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Saint Gilles”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Saint-Gilles”
- Spanish: “abadía de Saint-Gilles”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Saint-Gilles”
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