Church of St. Pierre du Queyroix

The Church of St. Pierre du Queyroix (French: église Saint-Pierre-du-Queyroix; Limousin Occitan: egleisa de Sant Peire dau Cairoi) is one of the main churches of Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France. It is located in the neighborhood Le Château in the greater city centre of Limoges.

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Although the church was built in the Gothic style in the 13th and 16th centuries, it features elements from the Romanesque period. In the 19th century, it was added Gothic-inspired elements, such as gables, balustrades and slate-covered pavilion roofs. The church has several altarpieces from the Jesuit Chapel which is now located in the enclosure of Gay-Lussac High School. The church's crypt hosts an ossuary. The church building became a Class Historic Monument in 1909. The church has a stained glass window made by Jean Pénicaud in the 16th century. It represents the Coronation of Mary. Another stained glass made by Gustave Doré in 1875 shows the Miraculous catch of fish.

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Limoges Métropole

Communauté urbaine Limoges Métropole is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Limoges. It is located in the Haute-Vienne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France. It was created in November 2002 as the Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole, which was transformed into a communauté urbaine on 1 January 2019. Its area is 520.6 km2. Its population was 207,385 in 2018, of which 131,479 in Limoges proper.

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Limoges Conservatory

Limoges Conservatory or Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Limoges is a musical conservatory in Limoges, France. As of 2012 it had an enrollment of 2000 students and 79 teachers.

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Church of St. Michel des Lions

The church of Saint Michel des Lions (French: église Saint-Michel-des-Lions; Limousin Occitan: egleisa de Sent Micheu daus Lions) is one of the main churches in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France. It derives its name from the two Gallo-Roman stone lions that stand guard at the entrance of the building.

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Diocese of Limoges

The Diocese of Limoges (Latin: Dioecesis Lemovicensis; French: Diocèse de Limoges) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the départments of Haute-Vienne and Creuse. After the Concordat of 1801, the See of Limoges lost twenty-four parishes from the district of Nontron which were annexed to the Diocese of Périgueux, and forty-four from the district of Confolens, transferred to the Diocese of Angoulême; but until 1822 it included the entire ancient Diocese of Tulle, when the latter was reorganized. Since 2002, the diocese has been suffragan to the Archdiocese of Poitiers, after transferral from the Archdiocese of Bourges. In 2021, in the Diocese of Limoges there was one priest for every 6,766 Catholics.

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