Vézelay is a The commune is an administrative division of France. The rights and obligations of communes are governed by the Code général des collectivités territoriales (CGCT) which replaced the Code des communes (except for personnel matters) with the passage of the law of 21 February 1996 for legislation and... commune in the Yonne is a French département named after the Yonne River. Categories: France geography stubs | Départements of France | Yonne ... Yonne The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. They are subdivided into 342 arrondissements. Départements are also found in Côte dIvoire. Administrative role Each... département in the This article is about the French administrative région of Bourgogne. For the historical duchy and province of Burgundy, as well as the cultural area of Burgundy, see Burgundy. Capital Dijon Area 31,582 km² Regional President François Patriat ( PS) (since 2004) Population   - 2004 estimate... Bourgogne France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a ré... région of The French Republic or France ( French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is a democracy organised as a... France.

The The longest lasting of the western Catholic monastic orders, the Benedictine Order traces its origins to the adoption of the monastic life by St. Benedict of Nursia (Norcia) in 529. Benedict, founder of the monastery of Monte Cassino between Naples and Rome, wrote a Rule or plan of life for... Benedictine This article is about an abbey as a religious building. See also Abbey (bank), Abbey Theatre and Abbey, Saskatchewan An abbey (from the Latin abbatia, which is derived from the Syriac abba, father), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serve... abbey of Vézelay was founded in the ( 8th century - 9th century - 10th century - other centuries) Events Beowulf might have been written down in this century, though it could also have been in the 8th century Reign of Charlemagne, and concurrent (and controversially labeled) Carolingian Renaissance in western Europe Viking attacks on Europe begin Oseberg ship burial The... 9th century.

Shortly thereafter, it acquired the The word relic comes from the Latin reliquiae (remains) and there are many pre-Christian instances of some bone or other part of the corpse, or some intimately associated object, carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a tangible memorial. The preservation of relics is a primitive instinct, and... relics of Mary Magdalene, which probably means Mary of Magdala, a town on the western shore of the Lake of Tiberias, is described in the New Testament as a follower of Jesus both in the canon and in the apocrypha. Nothing is known about her outside of Scripture. Her feast day is... Mary Magdalene and since then it has been an important place of A pilgrimage is a journey by a religious person to a place that is sacred according to his or her religion. Pilgrimage in Hinduism Place of pilgrimage is called tirtha (lit. ford) understood to be a bordeline between material world and spiritual world. Dhama is a major tirtha, usually connected... pilgrimage.

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, illustrated in A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Alfred Wesley Wishart, 1900 Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, abbot and theologian (born 1090, at Fontaines, near Dijon, France; died at Clairvaux, August 21, 1153), is considered a Saint by the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches, and is... Bernard of Clairvaux preached there in favor of a The Second Crusade was called in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144. It turned out to be a major disaster for the crusader states, which would ultimately lead to the fall of Jerusalem (and the Third Crusade). Context of the Crusade The prosperity of the... second crusade at Easter Events Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preaches the Second Crusade at Vezelay, Burgundy First written mention of Bryansk. Births Giraldus Cambrensis, Welsh clergyman and chronicler (approximate date). Also known as Gerald of Wales. Deaths Categories: 1146 ... 1146, in front of King Louis VII the Younger (French: Louis VII le Jeune) (1120 - September 18, 1180) was King of France from 1137 to 1180. A member of the Capetian Dynasty, Louis VII was born in 1120, the second son of Louis the Fat and Adélaide of Maurienne (c. 1100 - 1154). Construction began... Louis VII.

Richard I of England, as a bronze, brandishes his sword outside the Palace of Westminster Richard I (September 8, 1157 - April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was often referred to as Richard the Lionheart, Coeur de Lion and Oc et No by the French... Richard I of England and Philip II (French: Philippe II), called Philip Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste) (August 21, 1165 - July 14, 1223), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. A member of the Capetian dynasty, Philip Augustus was born August 21, 1165 at Gonesse, Val-dOise, France, the son of Louis VII of... Philip II of France met there to leave for the The Third Crusade began in 1189 as an attempt to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin. Egypt after 1169 was ruled by Saladin, who made it the object of his life to drive the Christian power from the eastern Mediterranean coast. Control of both Egypt and Syria allowed Saladin to... Third Crusade in Events March 16 - Massacre and mass-suicide of the Jews of York, England prompted by Crusaders. June 10 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowned in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem. October 4 - Richard I of England threatens war against Tancred of Sicily, and captures Messina On... 1190.

With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay ? a 12th century monastic church ? is a masterpiece of Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy ( French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts ( Gauls), Romans ( Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks... Burgundian Romanesque art and Romanesque St. Michaelis Cathedral (1010-33) in Hildesheim – a World Heritage Site The name Romanesque, like many other stylistic designations, was not a term contemporary with the art it describes but an invention of modern scholarship to categorize a period. The term Romanesque attempts to link the architecture, especially... architecture.

Vézelay, Church and Hill were added to the UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. The Organization’s main objective is to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among the nations through education, science and culture... UNESCO's list of Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain range, lake, desert, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated for the international World Heritage... World Heritage Sites in 1979.