Aurillac Abbey
Aurillac Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of Saint Gerald, Aurillac, founded around 895 in Auvergne by Count Gerald of Aurillac, destroyed during the French Wars of Religion and suppressed with the Revolution, was one of the oldest Benedictine abbeys, and probably influenced, in its arrangements and organization, the foundation of Cluny itself.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: abbey located in Cantal, in France
- Also known as: “Abbatiale Saint-Geraud”, “Abbatiale Saint-Géraud”, “Abbatiale Saint-Géraud d’Aurillac”, and “Église Abbatiale Saint-Géraud”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth d’Aurillac and Prefecture hotel of Cantal.
Église Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth d’Aurillac
Church
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth d’Aurillac is a church.
Prefecture hotel of Cantal
Public building
Photo: Bruno.Rahon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prefecture hotel of Cantal is a public building, which is situated 260 metres south of Aurillac Abbey.
Maison consulaire d’Aurillac
Manor estate
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maison consulaire d’Aurillac is a manor estate, which is situated 200 metres southwest of Aurillac Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arpajon-sur-Cère and Naucelles.
Arpajon-sur-Cère
Village
Photo: Olybrius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arpajon-sur-Cère is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France. Arpajon-sur-Cère is situated 3 km south of Aurillac Abbey.
Naucelles
Village
Photo: NdFrayssinet, CC BY 3.0.
Naucelles is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Naucelles is situated 3½ km northwest of Aurillac Abbey.
Saint-Simon
Village
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Saint-Simon is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. The medieval town of Belliac, located near the present-day Saint-Simon, was the birthplace of the prolific scholar Gerbert d'Aurillac, who became Pope Sylvester II, the first of the French popes. Saint-Simon is situated 5 km northeast of Aurillac Abbey.
Aurillac Abbey
- Categories: abbey, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aurillac, Arrondissement of Aurillac, Cantal, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.93155° or 44° 55′ 54″ northLongitude
2.44846° or 2° 26′ 54″ eastElevation
677 metres (2,221 feet)Open location code
8FP4WCJX+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 43996911OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Aurillac Abbey” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Abadia d’Aurillac”
- Catalan: “Abadia d’Orlhac”
- Catalan: “Sant Geraud d’Orlhac”
- Catalan: “Sant Guerau d’Orlhac”
- Chinese: “欧里亚克圣吉拉修道院”
- Chinese: “欧里亚克圣热罗修道院”
- Chinese: “歐里亞克聖吉拉修道院”
- Chinese: “歐里亞克聖熱羅修道院”
- Dutch: “abbaye Saint-Géraud d’Aurillac”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Géraud d’Aurillac”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-Géraud d’Aurillac”
- Italian: “abbazia di Aurillac”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Aurillac”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Aurillac”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Saint Geraud d’Aurillac”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Saint Géraud d’Aurillac”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Saint Geraud d’Aurillac”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Saint Géraud d’Aurillac”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Saint-Geraud d’Aurillac”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Saint-Géraud d’Aurillac”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Saint-Geraud d’Aurillac”
- Spanish: “abadía de Saint-Géraud d’Aurillac”
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