Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay

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The Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay is a renowned Romanesque pilgrimage church in Burgundy, France, famous for its medieval architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic basilica ⓘ
Romanesque church ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
basilica minor ⓘ
pilgrimage church ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Benedictine order ⓘ
linked to: Benedictines

Cluniac reform ⓘ
linked to: Cluniac reforms
country France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Mary Magdalene ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
foundedAs Benedictine abbey church ⓘ
function pilgrimage site ⓘ
hasArchitecturalElement choir ⓘ
cloister ⓘ
narthex ⓘ
nave ⓘ
tympanum ⓘ
hasBellTowers yes ⓘ
hasFacadeDirection west ⓘ
hasParish Parish of Vézelay ⓘ
linked to: Vézelay
hasRelicTradition relics of Mary Magdalene ⓘ
hasRestorationBy Eugène Viollet-le-Duc ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus Monument historique of France ⓘ
inception 12th century ⓘ
isTouristAttraction yes ⓘ
knownFor Romanesque sculpture ⓘ
light effects in the nave ⓘ
medieval capitals ⓘ
sculpted tympana ⓘ
locatedIn Vézelay ⓘ
locatedInRegion Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ⓘ
Burgundy ⓘ
Yonne department ⓘ
locatedOn hilltop ⓘ
mainConstructionPeriod 12th century ⓘ
onPilgrimageRoute Route of Santiago de Compostela in France ⓘ
Way of St. James ⓘ
linked to: Camino de Santiago
partOf Hill of Vézelay ⓘ
linked to: Vézelay
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
restorationPeriod 19th century ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria (i) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 84 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName Vézelay, Church and Hill ⓘ
linked to: Vézelay
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979 ⓘ

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Yonne department → containsHeritageSite → Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay ⓘ
Via Lemovicensis → hasStartingPoint → Vézelay Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay
Via Lemovicensis → religiousSiteAlongRoute → Vézelay Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine ⓘ
linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay
relics of Mary Magdalene → majorPilgrimageSite → Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene in Vézelay ⓘ
linked to: Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene of Vézelay