Monastery information | |
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Other names | Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Moissac |
Order | Benedictine |
Dedicated to | Saint Peter |
People | |
Founder(s) | Clovis I |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic architecture Romanesque architecture |
Site | |
Location | Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne |
Country | France |
Coordinates | 44°6′20″N 1°5′5″E / 44.10556°N 1.08472°E |
Moissac Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery in Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne in south-western France. A number of its medieval buildings survive, including the abbey church, which has a famous and important Romanesque sculpture around the entrance.