Saint-Volusien, Foix

Saint-Volusien abbatial church
Saint-Volusien abbatial church
Native name; French: Abbatiale Saint-Volusien
	The abbatial church seen from the castle.
Type	Roman Catholic abbatial church
Location	Foix, Ariège
Coordinates	42.96690°N 1.60669°E
Built	Middle Ages; 17th-century
Architectural style(s)	Romanesque
Governing body	Augustinians
Monument historique
Official name	Église Saint-Volusien
Designated	July 30, 1964
Reference no.	PA00093794
Monument historique
Official name	Orgue de tribune : buffet d'orgue
Designated	November 17, 1997
Reference no.	PM09000984
	Location of Saint-Volusien abbatial church in Occitanie

The Church of Saint-Volusien is an abbatial church in Foix, Ariège in southwestern France. It already existed in the 12th century and was re-built and renovated several times.

History

In 1104, the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine (Augustinians) took possession of the abbey that housed the relics of saint Volusianus of Tours.[1] They decided to build a three-nave church with a transept. In the 14th century, the Romanesque apse was replaced with a polygonal choir.

During the French Wars of Religion, the abbey was destroyed and the relics were burnt. The reconstruction works started in 1609 and probably ended around 1670 when the new vault was installed. The Medieval church still has remnants of the portal and the base of the nave's walls.[2]

The church was classified as a Historic Monument in 1964.[3]

Organ

The church already had an organ in 1502, but little is known about it.[4]

The current 40-stops romantic organ was installed by Leroy-Legendre & Fermis père & fils in 1869 and restored by Lucien Simon and Jean-Pascal Villard in 2004.[4] It was classified as a Historic Monument object on November 17, 1997.[5]

Gallery

Exterior
The nave
The sanctuary
The organ
Entombment

References

Dubourg, Jacques (2009). Les abbayes de Midi-Pyrénées (in French). Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: Éditions Alan Sutton. pp. 27–32. ISBN 978-2-8138-0020-6.
Durliat, Marcel; Allègre, Victor (1978). Pyrénées romanes. la nuit des temps No. 30 La Pierre-qui-Vire (in French). Éditions Zodiaque. pp. 44–56. ISBN 978-2-7369-0142-4.
Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Volusien, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
"Grand Orgue de l'abbatiale Saint-Volusien (Foix)". toulouse-les-orgues.org (in French).
Base Palissy: Orgue de tribune : buffet d'orgue (PM09000984), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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[1] Dubourg, Jacques (2009). Les abbayes de Midi-Pyrénées (in French). Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire: Éditions Alan Sutton. pp. 27–32. ISBN 978-2-8138-0020-6.

[2] Durliat, Marcel; Allègre, Victor (1978). Pyrénées romanes. la nuit des temps No. 30 La Pierre-qui-Vire (in French). Éditions Zodiaque. pp. 44–56. ISBN 978-2-7369-0142-4.

[3] Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Volusien, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

[toulouse-4] "Grand Orgue de l'abbatiale Saint-Volusien (Foix)". toulouse-les-orgues.org (in French).

[5] Base Palissy: Orgue de tribune : buffet d'orgue (PM09000984), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)