The Church Saint Amans of Rodez !!!

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Several years back while visiting my belle France, took a ride into this area. Not aware had some older pictures in my cd rom vault and glad to found them! Not back since but left a nice impression ,and hope to be back, eventually. I like to tell you a bit about this town taking advantage of these older pictures. Therefore, here is my take on the Church Saint Amans of Rodez !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The city of Rodez is in the dept 12 of Aveyron in the Occitanie region, former capital of Rouergue, and in my belle France, The city and the agglomeration are located on the edge of the RN 88 road, in the Toulouse-Lyon axis,This road allows to reach Albi, Castres, Montpellier, Toulouse by the south and Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon, Orleans, Paris or Millau, Béziers, Sète, Narbonne, Perpignan from the north. Rodez is 50 km from the A75road The D840 allows to reach Rodez-Aveyron International Airport, Decazeville (then Aurillac by D 963 and N 122), Figeac, Brive, then A20 for Limoges, Tours, Orléans, Paris; The D 994 allows to reach Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Cahors, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, then Bordeaux. Rodez is 135 km from Toulouse, 345 km from Bordeaux, 326 km from Lyon, 636 km from Versailles, and 694 km from my current home.

The Church Saint Amans was built in the 12C on the tomb of Bishop Saint Amans (died 440), who is said to have been the first bishop of Rodez. Around 1061 or 1062, the abbey, which had adopted the rule of Saint Augustine, adopted the Benedictine rule and was attached to the Saint-Victor Abbey in Marseille with the agreement of the Count of Rodez. The church was then the church of the town dependent on the Count and the convent church of the religious community. In 1751, a bull of secularization of the property of the Saint-Victor Abbey led to a change in status for the Church Saint Amans, which regained its independence. It was rebuilt from 1758 to 1761 with materials recovered from the old church. The Baroque style dominates the exterior, while the interior has retained its Romanesque architecture. Seven 16C tapestries decorate the choir of the church. They represent the life and miracles of Saint Amans. The great organ was made by the Théodore Puget house of Toulouse (1885). Concerts and recitals regularly highlight its musical quality.

Three reliquaries housed the skulls of Saint Amans, Saint Dalmas, and Saint Naamas (skull), a deacon of Saint Amans. This deacon born in Rodez had all the qualities and virtues of the deacon Saint Stephen and the deacon Saint Lawrence according to his contemporaries. And this holiness even made him an effective exorcist to chase away the demons who trembled before him. Unfortunately, those who have taken up these sayings are somewhat embarrassed to specify their historicity. But we can honor this holy deacon , even if we do not know all the details of his existence.

The City of Rodez on its heritage :https://www.ville-rodez.fr/ville/decouvrir/histoire-patrimoine/

 The Rodez tourist office on the church : https://www.rodez-tourisme.fr/inspirations/cathedrale-centre-historique-rodez/centre-historique/eglise-saint-amans/

The Aveyron dept 12 tourist office on the church: https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/fr/diffusio/patrimoine-culturel-visites/eglise-saint-amans-rodez_TFO261570166852

There you go folks, another spot in my world map or rather France’s map. Glad to have found the old pictures to give credit to Rodez in my blog; good for the memories of always. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Amans of Rodez !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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