Church of the Holy Cross

Roman Catholic church located in Bordeaux, southern France, formerly the church of a Benedictine abbey
Church church_building Q1064995
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Church of the Holy Cross

Summary

Church of the Holy Cross is a church building[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Church of the Holy Cross's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • Church of the Holy Cross is located in Bordeaux[4].
  • Church of the Holy Cross is in the country of France[5].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's instance of is recorded as church building[6].
  • Church of the Holy Cross is owned by municipality of Bordeaux[7].
  • True Cross is named after Church of the Holy Cross[8].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque architecture[9].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's Commons category is recorded as Église Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux[10].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[11].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.831111111111, 'lon': -0.56111111111111}[12].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bordeaux[13].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's dedicated to is recorded as True Cross[14].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument[15].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's different from is recorded as Holy Cross Abbey[16].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Roman Rite[17].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's located in the religious territorial entity is recorded as Q125621699[18].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Église Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux[19].
  • Church of the Holy Cross's category for the exterior of the item is recorded as Category:Exterior of Église Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux[20].

Body

Geography

Church of the Holy Cross is in the country of France[5]. It is located in Bordeaux[4].

Designation and Status

Church of the Holy Cross's instance of is recorded as church building[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument[15]. Its religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].

History and Context

Church of the Holy Cross is owned by municipality of Bordeaux[7]. True Cross is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Church of the Holy Cross ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Base Mérimée. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Base Mérimée. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Base Mérimée. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . messes.info. messes.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Pymouss · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 44.831111111111, 'lon': -0.56111111111111}
    Category for the interior of the item Category:Interior of Église Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux
    Located in the religious territorial entity Q125621699
    Heritage designation classified historical monument
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