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237:. Papal support, its location on the pilgrim road, the restoration of the buildings and the reforms of de Bredon made the abbey one of the most powerful in France. In the 12th century, the abbot of Moissac was second in seniority within the Cluniac hierarchy only to the abbot of Cluny himself.
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The 15th century ushered in a new golden age under the rule of abbots Pierre and
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visited in 1097 and consecrated the high altar and issued a
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of the Book of Revelation. Supporting the tympanum, a
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797:Former abbey of Notre-Dame de la Sauve Majeure
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34:The Romanesque south door of the abbey church
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913:Collegial church of Saint-Pierre (La Romieu)
520:"Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France"
144:from the north. The abbey was sacked by the
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907:Hospital of Saint-Jacques (Le Puy-en-Velay)
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896:Abbey church pf Saint-Pierre and cloister
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954:Between d'Aroue and Ostabat (22 km)
951:Between Lectoure and Condom (35 km)
752:Former cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
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233:, both the abbot of Moissac and the
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877:Bridge over river Dourdou (Conques)
430:L'abbaye et les cloitres de Moissac
367:also feature Romanesque sculpture.
1041:cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède
886:Hospital of Saint-Jacques (Figeac)
445:, Picard, Paris, 1911, pp. 146–148
175:Consecration stone of the cloister
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889:Dolmen of Pech-Laglaire (Gréalou)
802:Church of Saint-Pierre (La Sauve)
715:Church of Saint-Eutrope (Saintes)
355:features a statue of the Prophet
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1000:Church of Saint-Jacques (Gazost)
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548:, Cornell University Press, 1985
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27:Abbey in Tarn-et-Garonne, France
883:Bridge over river Lot (Estaing)
709:Former pilgrims hospital (Pons)
686:Church of Saint-Hilaire (Melle)
526:from the original on 2022-06-07
85:sculpture around the entrance.
1016:Former cathedral of Notre-Dame
377:French Romanesque architecture
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1112:Cluniac monasteries in France
1037:Former cathedral and cloister
1018:(Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges)
494:"Abbaye St Pierre de Moissac"
985:Church of St Honorat (Arles)
866:Church of Notre-Dame-du-Port
806:Basilica of Sainte-Madeleine
764:Church of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux
468:Histoire de l'ordre de Cluny
410:, Moissac office du Tourisme
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159:and in the 10th century by
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854:Cathedral of Saint-Etienne
836:Cathedral of Saint Caprais
758:Cathedral of Saint-Etienne
627:UNESCO World Heritage Site
58:Cloisters of Moissac Abbey
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989:Cathedral of Sainte-Marie
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1047:Basilica of Saint-Sernin
782:Cathedral of Saint-Front
675:Cathedral of Saint-André
669:Basilica of Saint-Michel
663:Basilica of Saint-Seurin
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902:Cathedral of Notre-Dame
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645:Cathedral of Notre-Dame
582:Moissac: Romanesque art
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441:V.Mortet,
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207:Papal Bull
161:Hungarians
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94:Foundation
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1071:44°6′20″N
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874:(Conques)
829:Monuments
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247:Chronicle
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157:pirates
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