Church of the Holy Cross, Bordeaux

The Church of the Holy Cross (French: Église Sainte-Croix) is a Roman Catholic church located in Bordeaux, southern France.^[1]

AffiliationRoman Catholic

RegionGironde

RiteRoman Rite

Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish church

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Church of the Holy Cross Église Sainte-Croix
Church of the Holy Cross
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Region	Gironde
Rite	Roman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Parish church
Status	Active
Location
Location	Bordeaux, France
Interactive map of Church of the Holy Cross Église Sainte-Croix
Coordinates	44°49′52″N 0°33′40″W
Architecture
Type	church
Groundbreaking	11th century
Completed	19th century

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It was formerly the church of a Benedictine abbey founded in the 7th century, and was built in the late 11th-early 12th centuries. The façade is in the Romanesque architectural style.

The church has a nave and four aisles, a transept with apses on each arm, and a polygonal apse. The nave is 39 m long, while the apse is 15.30 m high. Its organ dates from the 18th century.

In the 19th century, the church was renovated by Paul Abadie. The former Benedictine abbey now houses the École des beaux-arts de Bordeaux [fr].