Vézelay Abbey

Summary

Vézelay Abbey is a monastery^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vézelay Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].
• Vézelay Abbey is located in Vézelay^[4].
• Vézelay Abbey is in the country of France^[5].
• Vézelay Abbey's image is recorded as Vezelay-7776-Bearbeitet.jpg^[6].
• Vézelay Abbey's instance of is recorded as monastery^[7].
• Vézelay Abbey's instance of is recorded as minor basilica^[8].
• Mary Magdalene is named after Vézelay Abbey^[9].
• Vézelay Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque architecture^[10].
• Vézelay Abbey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 131373334^[11].
• Vézelay Abbey's GND ID is recorded as 4218923-8^[12].
• Vézelay Abbey's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50074010^[13].
• Vézelay Abbey's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13510333f^[14].
• Vézelay Abbey's IdRef ID is recorded as 050327879^[15].
• Vézelay Abbey's part of is recorded as Way of Saint James UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France^[16].
• Vézelay Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay^[17].
• Vézelay Abbey's Mérimée ID is recorded as PA00113932^[18].
• Vézelay Abbey's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20005870^[19].
• +0801-01-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vézelay Abbey^[20].
• Vézelay Abbey's religious order is recorded as Benedictines^[21].
• Vézelay Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.466388888889, 'lon': 3.7483333333333}^[22].
• Vézelay Abbey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/018wx5^[23].
• Vézelay Abbey's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sens^[24].
• Vézelay Abbey's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 84^[25].
• Vézelay Abbey's dedicated to is recorded as Mary Magdalene^[26].
• Vézelay Abbey's official website is recorded as http://www.basiliquedevezelay.org/^[27].

Body

Geography

Vézelay Abbey is in the country of France^[5]. It is located in Vézelay^[4]. Its part of is recorded as Way of Saint James UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France^[16].

Physical Characteristics

Vézelay Abbey's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+183'}^[28]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+62.5'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include monastery^[7] and minor basilica^[8]. Heritage statuses include classified historical monument^[30] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[31]. Vézelay Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].

History and Context

+0801-01-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vézelay Abbey^[20]. Mary Magdalene is named after it^[9].

Why It Matters

Vézelay Abbey ranks in the top 3% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]