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Abbey of Saint Martial, Limoges

abbaye Saint-Martial de Limoges

abbey located in Haute-Vienne, in France

  • TypeMonasteries
  • WhereLimoges, France
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About Abbey of Saint Martial, Limoges

The Abbey of Saint Martial (French: Abbaye Saint-Martial, Limoges; Limousin: Abadiá de Sent Marçau de Limòtges) was a monastery in Limoges, France, founded in 848 and dissolved in 1791. The buildings were razed at the beginning of the 19th century. The only remaining part is the 10th-century crypt, which was rediscovered in 1960, and which contains the tomb of Saint Martial, the first bishop of Limoges, and also that of Saint Valerie of Limoges, another, possibly legendary, early martyr.

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