Church of Sainte-Radegonde (Poitiers)

Church of St. Radegund
Église Sainte-Radegonde
Church of St. Radegund
46°34′47″N 0°21′07″E / 46.5798°N 0.3519°E / 46.5798; 0.3519
Country	France
Denomination	Catholic Church
History
Former name(s)	Chapel of St. Mary outside the Walls
Status	Parish church
Founded	550s
Founder(s)	St. Radegund
Dedication	Mary, mother of Jesus (till 587), St. Radegund (587-)
Dedicated	1099
Cult(s) present	St. Radegund
Relics held	St. Radegund
Architecture
Functional status	active
Heritage designation	Monument historique
Designated	1862
Architectural type	Collegiate church
Style	Romanesque & Angevin Gothic
Completed	12th century
Administration
Archdiocese	Poitiers
Clergy
Archbishop	The Most Rev. Pascal Wintzer
Pastor(s)	The Rev. Frédéric Dacquet[1]

The Church of Sainte-Radegonde (French: Église de Sainte-Radegonde) is a medieval Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France, dating from the 6th century. It takes its name from the Frankish queen and nun, Radegund, who was buried in the church. Considered a saint, the church became a place of pilgrimage by those devoted to her heavenly intercession. The current church, constructed from the 11th to 12th centuries, was built in a combination of Romanesque and Angevin Gothic architectural styles.^[2]