Church Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand


  • Type: Church
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

Church Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand is a Romanesque church in Poitiers, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, dedicated to Saint Hilary of Poitiers. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1049/00/00 Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand is consecrated. The church was built (construxit) by Queen Emma of England and 'by the hand of Walter Coorland', an English master builder.
1172/06/11 Richard the Lionheart Sovereign The local bishop and the archbishop of Bordeaux bestow the insignia of ducal power on Richard the Lionheart in the Church of Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand de Poitiers.

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Particulars for Church Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand:
Area of Significance Architecture
Area of Significance Art
Sight Category Building
Building Type Church
Funerary Grave, burial
Era Medieval Europe
Musical Instrument Organ
Art Type Painting
Religious Journey Pilgrimage
Art Type Relief Sculpture
Area of Significance Religion
Historic Use Religious Property
Religion, Cultural Affiliation Roman Catholic Church
Architectural Style Romanesque
Art Type Sculpture




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