Cloister, Abbatiale Sainte-Foy, Conques, Midi-Pyrenees
Cloister colonnade with the main building of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy behind, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The cloister was built in the late 11th century by Abbot Begon III and consists of a large courtyard partly surrounded by a Romanesque colonnade. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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