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Saints-Pierre-et-Paul
Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul
Richardis
Richardis of Swabia
Richarde de Souabe
Charles the Fat
Holy Roman Empress
Karl der Dicke
Charles III
Andlau
Bas-Rhin
romanesque
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France
Elsass
Alsace
III
Karl
romanisch
Charles le Gros


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Andlau - Saints-Pierre-et-Paul

Andlau - Saints-Pierre-et-Paul
Richardis (aka "Richardis of Swabia"), wife of Charles III (aka "Charles the Fat") and so "Holy Roman Empress", was born in Andlau. She founded the abbey here around 880. Later she lived here (as the abbess). She was known for her piety and so was canonised, when Pope Leo IX visited the abbey in 1049.

Nothing is to be seen out of this early time. The former abbey-church Saints-Pierre-et-Paul was largely rebuilt during the 17th century. Only the crypt and the facade including the narthex constructed from reddish sandstone (seen here) are romanesque.

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