Germigny-des-Prés
Germigny-des-Prés () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Germigny-des-Prés
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 632
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4 sectionsContents
- The Oratory
- History
- See also
- References
Germigny-des-Prés () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
==The Oratory== The oratory at Germigny-des-Prés (Loiret, Orléanais) was built by Bishop Theodulf of Orléans in 806 as part of his palace complex within the Gallo-Roman villa in Germaniacus. Theodulf, who was also abbot of the neighboring monastery of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, was a Spaniard and one of the most celebrated men of letters in the Carolingian Empire court of Charlemagne. The Carolingian architecture of his palace complex at Germigny-des-Prés was in a general sense modelled on Charlemagne's Palace of Aachen. All except the oratory was destroyed by the Vikings within a century of construction.