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The Église Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand is a church in Poitiers,
Poitiers' town hall website It was damaged during the
The Église Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand is a church in Poitiers, France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. It was named after Hilary of Poitiers
Hilary of Poitiers ( la, Hilarius Pictaviensis; ) was Bishop of Poitiers and a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes referred to as the "Hammer of the Arians" () and the "Athanasius of the West". His name comes from the Latin word for happy or ...
(Hilaire in French).
The church dates back to the 11th century, and was consecrated in 1049.église Saint-HilairePoitiers' town hall website It was damaged during the
French Revolution
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and was restored in the second half of the 19th century. The church received a new portal, and the nave was partly reconstructed. The church was listed as '' Monument historique'' in 1840. It was also listed as a World Heritage Site
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by UNESCO
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in 1998 as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
UNESCO designated the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France as a World Heritage Site in December 1998. The routes pass through the following regions of France: Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Ile-d ...
.
See also
*History of medieval Arabic and Western European domes
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Roman Catholic churches in Poitiers {{France-church-stub