guided music tour

Name: visita guiada musical
Start: 2023-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Abbaye Saint-Victor

historical and musical evocation of the crypts of St Victor

Sábado 16 septiembre 2023, 14:00, 16:00Passed

Herramientas de registro

annabelleibghi@amisdesaintvictor.com 0617029375

Amis de Saint Victor

historical and musical evocation of the crypts of St Victor

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

Thèmes 2023

Patrimoine vivant

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

About the location

Abbaye Saint-Victor

165 rue Sainte 13007 Marseille

Bouches-du-Rhône
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Founded in the 5th century, near the tombs of martyrs, including Saint Victor of Marseilles († in 303 or 304), which gives it its name, the basilica dedicated to Victor and his Companions attracts many pelerins, as well as renowned theologians, like Jean Cassien who founded a community of monks nearby. At the turn of the first millennium, Benedictines rebuilt the monastery and gave it considerable importance: the abbey spread throughout Provence, as far as Catalonia and Sardinia... One of his abbots, Guillaume de Grimoard, was elected pope in 1362 under the name of Urbain V. In 1968, The mayor of Marseilles Gaston Defferre had the rich collection of sarcophagi from the end of the 4th century to the first half of the 5th century that contained the church placed in the crypts of the abbey. These sarcophagi are previously exhibited in the Borély castle museum. The abbey is classified as a historical monument by the 1840 list and by the 1862 list. In 1934, the abbey was elevated to the ran