Abbaye Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux
Item
Country
FR
Name of institution (English)
Gironde Departmental Archives
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
fra
Contact information: postal address
72 cours Balguerie-Stuttenberg, 33300 Bordeaux
Contact information: phone number
0033 (0)556996600
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
Reference number
H 279 to 1230
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Sainte-Croix Abbey in Bordeaux
Title (official language of the state)
Abbaye Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux
Language of title
fra
Creator / accumulator
Sainte-Croix Abbey in Bordeaux
Date note
10th century/18th century
Language(s)
fra
Extent
951 storage units
Type of material
Textual Material
Scope and content
The Abbaye Sainte-Croix de Bordeaux fonds contains documentation related to property and financial management, and religious life in this abbey. It comprises documentation such as registers of charters, correspondence, information on judicial litigation, and documentation on the collection of taxes and fees, among others. This fonds includes a record containing information on the transfer of a plot of land belonging to the Gradis family to be used as the cemetery of the Portuguese Jewish community (H 644, Livre des délibérations capitulaires; December 31, 1728, fol. 70).
Administrative / Biographical history
The Benedictine Abbey of Sainte-Croix and its medieval church were founded in the 7th century. The primitive building burnt in 732 and again in the mid-19th century, following an attack by the Normans. At the end of the 10th century, Count William V (969–1030) founded a Benedictine monastery on the same site, and the monks created a parish.
The church was closed during the French Revolution, and the convent buildings and land were confiscated and allocated to a hospice. In 1860, architect Charles Burguet (1878-1946) restored the church's choir. Other architectural restorations followed.
The church was closed during the French Revolution, and the convent buildings and land were confiscated and allocated to a hospice. In 1860, architect Charles Burguet (1878-1946) restored the church's choir. Other architectural restorations followed.
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System of arrangement
Documents are described by archival unit. They tend to be grouped by types of documents or themes, but no strict order is followed.
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Author of the description
Kevin Soares, 2023
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