Basilica of Saint Martin, Tours

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The Basilica of St. Martin is a

The mediaeval basilica was completely demolished during the French Revolution. The present church was built between 1886 and 1924 by French architect Victor Laloux in a neo-Byzantine style, on part of the site of the original basilica which was repurchased by the Church. It was dedicated on 4 July 1925.^[2]

Mediaeval basilica

The Abbey which developed around the shrine of St Martin at Tours became one of the most prominent and influential establishments in medieval France. Charlemagne awarded the position of Abbot to his friend and adviser Alcuin. At this time the abbot could travel between Tours and the court at

In later times the abbey was destroyed by fire on several occasions and ransacked by

During the

In 1860 excavations by Leo Dupont (1797–1876) established the dimensions of the former abbey and recovered some fragments of architecture. The tomb of St. Martin was rediscovered on December 14, 1860, which aided in the nineteenth-century revival of the popular devotion to St. Martin.

After the radical

External links

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• Official webpage for the Basilica [1]
• Sacred destinations [2]

47°23′35″N 0°40′58″E / 47.39306°N 0.68278°E / 47.39306; 0.68278