Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Abbey
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. It was dedicated to Saint Genesius and Saint Michael, to whom the surviving church is still dedicated.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: abbey located in Pyrénées-Orientales, in France
- Also known as: “Église Saint-Michel” and “Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame de Tanya and Castell de la Roca d’Albera.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Tanya
Church
Photo: Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Tanya is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Abbey.
Castell de la Roca d’Albera
Archaeological site
Photo: Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castell de la Roca d’Albera is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km south of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Abbey.
Chapelle Saint-Sébastien de Laroque-des-Albères
Church
Photo: Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Saint-Sébastien de Laroque-des-Albères is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villelongue-dels-Monts and Laroque-des-Albères.
Villelongue-dels-Monts
Village
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villelongue-dels-Monts is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. The inhabitants are called Villelonguais.
Laroque-des-Albères
Village
Photo: AC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laroque-des-Albères is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is part of the Occitanie region. The town is in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains. Laroque-des-Albères is situated 2½ km southeast of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Abbey.
Brouilla
Village
Photo: Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brouilla is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Brouilla is situated 3 km northwest of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Abbey.
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Abbey
- Categories: abbey, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines, Arrondissement of Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.54311° or 42° 32′ 35″ northLongitude
2.92189° or 2° 55′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8FJ4GWVC+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 64610463OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q334153
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Abbey” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Església de Sant Miquel”
- Catalan: “monestir de Sant Genís de Fontanes”
- Catalan: “Sant Genís de Fontanes”
- Dutch: “Abdij Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines”
- Dutch: “Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines”
- French: “Abbaye de Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines”
- French: “L’abbaye de Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines”
- German: “Abtei Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines”
- German: “Abtei Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines”
- Italian: “abbazia di Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines”
- Japanese: “サン・ジュニ・デ・フォンテーヌ修道院”
- Spanish: “Abadia de saint genis des fontaines”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Saint Genis des Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Saint Génis des Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Saint Genis des Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Saint Génis des Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Saint-Genis des Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Saint-Génis des Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Saint-Genis des Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Saint-Génis des Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Sant Genís de Fontanes”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Saint Genis des Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Saint Génis des Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Saint Genis des-Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Saint Génis des-Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Saint Genis-des-Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Saint Génis-des-Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de San Gines de Fontanes”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de San Ginés de Fontanes”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Sant Genis de Fontanes”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Sant Genís de Fontanes”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salles culturelles et associatives Michel Berdaguer and Galerie des deux clochers.
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