Compléter Remplissez les Blanks: Découvrez Fleury 1Version en ligne Testez vos connaissances sur le projet innovant Fleury 1 et son impact environnemental. par Michael Riccioli 1 of At of in of of of it to at of who from of on during in of from of of in in of from in between to The Monastery The Abbey Fleury , the diocese Orléans , is situated Saint - Benoît - sur - Loire the heart of the region , Centre - Val de Loire . Located the north bank the river Loire a fertile agricultural valley , causing many to call le " Val d ? Or " ( Golden Valley ) , it is the cross - roads the forest of Orléans , the region Sologne and the Beauce , ( the granary France ) . It is a UNESCO world - heritage site . The abbey church , which bears the name basilica , is a place worship , but is also an exceptional architectural monument the Romanesque period . Numerous capitals decorate the porch - tower which date the first half the 11th century . Likewise , the transept and the choir were constructed the second half under the same influence . the north door , there is a tympanum the end of the 12th century representing the teachings Christ to His evangelists and apostles , with a lintel , portraying the transfer of the relics Saint Benedict from Mont Cassin the abbey . This iconographic representation is exceptional in the Region Centre - Val de Loire and constitutes a major work Romanesque art . The basilica is dedicated the Virgin Mary and to Saint Benedict is the patriarch of the monks the western world and the co - patron Europe , and whose relics lie the 11th century crypt .