Payerne Abbey

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Payerne Abbey is a former Cluniac Benedictine monastery in Payerne, Switzerland, renowned as one of the most important and best-preserved Romanesque church complexes in the country.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Payerne Abbey canonical 1
former Payerne Abbey 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cluniac monastery
Romanesque church complex
former Benedictine monastery
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
country Switzerland
currentUse heritage site open to the public
museum
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
foundedAs priory of Cluny
linked to: Cluny Abbey
hasFeature Romanesque sculpted capitals
apse
barrel vaults
bell tower
massive stone piers
round arches
side chapels
hasPart abbey church of Payerne
choir
cloister (remains)
crypt
nave
transept
heritageDesignation protected monument
heritageStatus Swiss cultural property of national significance
languageRegion French-speaking Switzerland
linked to: Romandy
locatedIn Payerne
Romandy
canton of Vaud
linked to: Canton of Vaud

western Switzerland
linked to: Western Switzerland
material stone
near Lake Neuchâtel
notableFor importance among Swiss Romanesque monuments
well-preserved Romanesque church
openToPublic yes
operator local and cantonal heritage authorities
partOf Cluniac monastic network
region Broye district
religiousOrder Benedictines
Cluniac order
linked to: Benedictines
roofType tiled roof
status secularized
touristAttraction yes
usedFor cultural events
monastic worship
pilgrimage
tourism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Payerne knownFor Payerne Abbey
Abbey Church of Payerne partOf former Payerne Abbey
linked to: Payerne Abbey