Moissac Abbey

Moissac Abbey
The Romanesque south door of the abbey church
Monastery information
Other namesAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Moissac
OrderBenedictine
Dedicated toSaint Peter
People
Founder(s)Clovis I
Architecture
StyleGothic architecture
Romanesque architecture
Site
LocationMoissac, Tarn-et-Garonne
CountryFrance
Coordinates44°6′20″N 1°5′5″E / 44.10556°N 1.08472°E / 44.10556; 1.08472
The tympanum of the south-west portico
The prophet Jeremiah on the southern portal
Cloisters of Moissac Abbey

Moissac Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery in Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne in south-western France. A number of its medieval buildings survive, including the abbey church, which has a famous and important Romanesque sculpture around the entrance.


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