Notre-Dame des Miracles Basilica

The church is the largest Romanesque church in Haute-Auvergne since the destruction of the abbey of Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac. The building was rebuilt in the 12th century on the site of a chapel dedicated to Saint Théodechilde.

About this building

The nave of the church is divided into five bays, formed by square pillars. The capitals of the choir, the side apses, the first arcade of the nave and the side aisles are carved. Some are historiated, others are decorated with foliage or fantastic animals.

Key Features

  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • Parking within 250m

Other nearby buildings

Mauriac Monastery

The monastery church, built at the end of the 10th century, was destroyed in 1826 and the materials were used for the construction of the town hall. All the monastic buildings, of which only vestiges remain in constructions built after the Revolution, date back to the 11th and 12th centuries, with the exception of the cloister built in the 14th century to replace that of the 12th century.

Chapel of du Puy-Mary, Mauriac

Building built on the foundations of a medieval chapel dedicated to Saint-Mary. The present edifice dominates the great pilgrimage site to Saint Mary that was the volcanic hill of the eponymous Puy for more than eight centuries.

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