Basilica of St. Sernin (Toulouse)

France / Midi-Pyrenees / Toulouse
 church, basilica, UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed building / architectural heritage

The Basilica of St. Sernin in Toulouse, France, is the former abbey church of the Abbey of St. Sernin or St. Saturnin, and was built in the Romanesque style between about 1080 and 1120. It is located on the site of a previous basilica of the 4th century which contained the body of Saint Saturnin or Sernin, the first bishop of Toulouse in c. 250.
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Coordinates:   43°36'30"N   1°26'30"E
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