Narbonne, FR

Fontfroide Abbey

The Cistercian Abbey of Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide dates back to the 11th century. The monastery became a key centre in the fight against Cathar doctrine, and Pope Innocent III appointed two legates chosen from among the abbey's members to defend Catholic orthodoxy against heresy.

About this building

After the French Revolution, in 1791, it began to be dismantled, the site became public property and passed into the hands of the Hospice of Narbonne, which in 1833 sold it to a private individual, and from then on the buildings began to be valued and recovered.

For more information about this building visit https://www.monestirs.cat/monst/annex/fran/lleng/cfontfr.htm

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments
  • Interior features

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Narbonne Cathedral

This cathedral is a Gothic style building built in 1272 in the heart of the city of Narbonne. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that it remains incomplete. The construction of the cathedral was one of the most ambitious projects in the kingdom of France in the 13th century.

Church of Saint Felix, Lezignan-Corbieres

This marvelous church is of southern Gothic style characterized by a nave without collateral, nor transept, nor ambulatory like the churches of Narbonnais. First a Carolingian church dating from the 9th century and then a Romanesque church preceded the current building. This Gothic-style church was built in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Notre-Dame of the Assumption Church

Built in the 14th century, this church is located in the center of the village, at the foot of the Barberousse Tower, as one of the oldest buildings in the town. The church retains a gigantic votive offer representing the most important shipwreck in the village of Gruissan.

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