The Liadou of Conques

Charpente abbaye de conques
The framework of the abbey church: an eventful history
During the Wars of Religion, on October 9, 1568 very precisely, the Protestants introduced themselves into Conques and carried out “ great plundering, burning and ransacking ". The nerve center... Read more...
Tresor de Sainte Foy Conques
Conques and the Treasure of Sainte Foy
“ The church of Sainte-Foy is one of the small number of those which have preserved vases and reliquaries precious either by their material or by their origin… I was... Read more...
Conques sculpture romane et vitraux soulages
Richness of Romanesque sculptures and purity of Soulages stained glass windows
Outside, adorning the western facade, the tympanum of the Last Judgment, executed at the very beginning of the 12th century, constitutes one of the masterpieces of Western art of this... Read more...
conques art roman
Conques Abbey or the fullness of Romanesque art
Deserving of all the superlatives, the Sainte-Foy de Conques abbey church, inscribed on the World Heritage List of Humanity by UNESCO, under the Routes of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle in France, is at... Read more...
Vignes conques
Sainte Foy, Benedictine abbey in the heart of the vineyard
Like most of the great French monasteries of the Middle Ages, that of Conques had a land heritage of prime importance – its “temporal” –, made up of ecclesiastical benefices,... Read more...