La Chaise-Dieu

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Elevation : 1082m

43160 La Chaise-Dieu

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The small town of La Chaise-Dieu has a population of around 700 inhabitants. It nestles around an old Benedictine Abbey that was founded in the mid-11th century by St Robert de Turlande: the "Casa Dei" (the House of God).

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All that remains of the large Romanesque abbey that originally stood on the site is a Gothic abbey church of impressive size that was built in the mid-14th century to house the sepulchre of Pope Clement VI. His marble tomb can still be seen in the monks’ choir, surrounded by 144 oak stalls sculpted with interesting medieval patterns and a magnificent mural on the theme of death painted in the 15th century to decorate the northern side aisle: the "danse macabre". The rood screen closing off...