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Aurillac Abbey
Aurillac Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of Saint Gerald, Aurillac (), founded around 895 in Auvergne (administrative region), Auvergne (in the present department of Cantal) by Count Gerald of Aurillac, destroyed during the French Wars of Religion and suppressed with the French Revolution, Revolution, was one of the oldest Benedictines, Benedictine abbeys, and probably influenced, in its arrangements and organization, the foundation of Cluny Abbey, Cluny itself. The abbey was also a leading intellectual center in the Middle Ages, the cradle of the French cultural and literary renewal of the 10th century: it formed among others Gerbert, later Pope Sylvester II, who maintained strong ties with his monastery of origin until his death. History Foundation Count Gerald, considering that his vast domains, which stretched between the Monts of Auvergne, Rouergue, Périgueux and Tulle were Allod, allodial, never wanted to pay Homage (feudal), homage to any lord for his own lands, except fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurillac
Aurillac (; ) is the prefecture of the Cantal department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Geography Aurillac is at above sea level and located at the foot of the Cantal mountains in a small sedimentary basin. The city is built on the banks of the Jordanne, a tributary of the Cère. It is south of Paris and north of Toulouse. Aurillac was part of a former Auvergne province called Haute-Auvergne and is only away from the heart of the Auvergne Volcano Park. Access to the commune is by numerous roads including the D922 from Naucelles in the north, the D17 from Saint-Simon in the north-east, Route nationale N122 from Polminhac in the east which continues to Sansac-de-Marmiesse in the south-west, the D920 to Arpajon-sur-Cère in the south-east, and the D18 to Ytrac in the west. Aurillac station, in the centre of town, lies on the Figeac-Arvant railway. It has rail connections to Clermont-Ferrand, Brive-la-Gaillarde and Toulouse. About 50% of the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
