Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Papoul

English translation

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History

Two standing parcels and a façade without its built thickness constitute the remains of a group of canonical houses against the door of the abbatial precinct. The constructions appear to be from the 19th century. The north gable of the last house presents remains of Gothic architecture, including traces of a twin opening with a trilobed arch. The twelve canons were housed within the enclosure of the cathedral city. Near the stream, all the houses were demolished in the early 19th century. Two remain to the east, which still delimit the boundary of the canonical quarter. The church consists of a large nave of the 13th century, modified several times. On the north side, four chapels have been cut into the lateral wall of this nave. Two others have been pierced to the south, as well as a door opening onto the cloister. On the west wall, a 12th-century door formerly opened onto the archbishop's garden. To the east, open two chapels and the choir, the oldest parts of the building (11th century). Placed along the southern wall of the church, the cloister dates from the end of the 12th or early 13th century. It was subsequently rebuilt with the old fragments in the 15th century.