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Abbey of Saint-Pierre Mozac

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Mozac Abbey is a former Cluniac monastery in the commune of Mozac near Riom in Auvergne, France. [1]

29 relations: Agen, Austromoine, Auvergne, Brioude, Capital (architecture), Caprasius of Agen, Chasse (casket), Cluniac Reforms, Cluny Abbey, Communes of France, Council of Clermont, First Crusade, French Revolution, Gothic architecture, In commendam, Limoges enamel, Monastery, Mozac, Pepin II of Aquitaine, Pepin the Short, Pope Urban II, Prosper Mérimée, Reliquary, Riom, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont, Romanesque architecture, Saint Calminius, Saint Peter, Volvic.

Agen

The commune of Agen is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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Austromoine

Stremonius or Saint Austremonius or Saint Stramonius or Austromoine, the "apostle of Auvergne," was the first bishop of Clermont.

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Auvergne

Auvergne (Auvergnat (occitan): Auvèrnhe / Auvèrnha) is a former administrative region of France.

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Brioude

Brioude (Auvergnat: Briude) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne region in south-central France.

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Capital (architecture)

In architecture the capital (from the Latin caput, or "head") or chapiter forms the topmost member of a column (or a pilaster).

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Caprasius of Agen

Saint Caprasius of Agen (Saint Caprais) is venerated as a Christian martyr and saint of the fourth century.

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Chasse (casket)

A chasse, châsse or box reliquary is a shape commonly used in medieval metalwork for reliquaries and other containers.

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Cluniac Reforms

The Cluniac Reforms (also called the Benedictine Reform) were a series of changes within medieval monasticism of the Western Church focused on restoring the traditional monastic life, encouraging art, and caring for the poor.

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Cluny Abbey

Cluny Abbey (formerly also Cluni, or Clugny) is a former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France.

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Communes of France

The commune is a level of administrative division in the French Republic.

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Council of Clermont

The Council of Clermont was a mixed synod of ecclesiastics and laymen of the Catholic Church, called by Pope Urban II and held from 18 to 28 November 1095 at Clermont, Auvergne, at the time part of the Duchy of Aquitaine.

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First Crusade

The First Crusade (1095–1099) was the first of a number of crusades that attempted to recapture the Holy Land, called for by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont in 1095.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution (Révolution française) was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies that lasted from 1789 until 1799.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that flourished in Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages.

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In commendam

In canon law, commendam (or in commendam) was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice in trust to the custody of a patron.

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Limoges enamel

Limoges enamel has been produced at Limoges, in south-western France, over several centuries up to the present.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Mozac

Mozac is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

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Pepin II of Aquitaine

Pepin II, called the Younger (823 – after 864 in Senlis), was King of Aquitaine from 838 as the successor upon the death of his father, Pepin I. Pepin II was eldest son of Pepin I and Ingeltrude, daughter of Theodobert, count of Madrie.

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Pepin the Short

Pepin the Short (Pippin der Kurze, Pépin le Bref, c. 714 – 24 September 768) was the King of the Franks from 751 until his death.

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Pope Urban II

Pope Urban II (Urbanus II; – 29 July 1099), born Odo of Châtillon or Otho de Lagery, was Pope from 12 March 1088 to his death in 1099.

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Prosper Mérimée

Prosper Mérimée (28 September 1803 – 23 September 1870) was an important French writer in the school of Romanticism, and one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story.

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Reliquary

A reliquary (also referred to as a shrine or by the French term châsse) is a container for relics.

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Riom

Riom (Auvergnat Riam) is a commune town in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont (Latin: Archidioecesis Claromontana; French: Archidiocèse de Clermont) is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France.

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Romanesque architecture

Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches.

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Saint Calminius

Saint Calminius, also known as Saint Calmin, founded three French abbeys in the 6th or 7th centuries AD: Mozac Abbey, in Puy-de-Dôme; Laguenne Abbey (near Tulle, Corrèze) and the abbey of Monastier-Saint-Chaffre.

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Saint Peter

Saint Peter (Syriac/Aramaic: ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹ݁ܐܦ݂ܵܐ, Shemayon Keppa; שמעון בר יונה; Petros; Petros; Petrus; r. AD 30; died between AD 64 and 68), also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, according to the New Testament, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Great Church.

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Volvic

Volvic is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

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Redirects here:

Abbaye de Mozac, Abbey of Mozac, Abbey of Saint-Pierre, Mozac, Monastery of Mozac, Mozac Abbey.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_of_Saint-Pierre_Mozac

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