Vezelay, Church and Hill

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Shortly after its foundation in the 9th century, the Benedictine abbey of Vezelay acquired the relics of St Mary Magdalene and since then it has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vezelay - a 12th-century monastic church - is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture. - UNESCO World Heritage

Places

Place	Locale	Type	AsNotedIn
Corbigny	Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	Town	WHL Ct
Vezelay	Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	Town	WHL Ct
Vezelay Abbey	Vezelay	Church	1001 Hist WHL Ct