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Royal Abbey of Fontevraud Fontevraud-l'Abbaye. +02 41 51 45 11 XNUMX. Contact us by e-mail. Open link. Open link. Buy online Add to favorites. Filters. In the heart of the Loire Valley, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fontevraud is one of the largest monastic cities inherited from the Middle Ages.
23 de mar. de 2012 · Fontevrault Abbey is unique, founded in 1101 by Robert d’Arbrissel, who was an anomaly in the 12 th century, for he was “committed to a new and exalted conception of the status of women;” see “Fontevraud, Dynasticism, and Eleanor of Aquitaine,” by Charles T. Wood, in my favorite book about our favorite duchess, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Lord and Lady.
The Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault (in French: abbaye de Fontevraud) was a monastery in the village of Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, near Chinon, in Anjou, France. It was founded in 1101 by the itinerant preacher Robert of Arbrissel. The foundation flourished and became the center of a new monastic Order, the Order of Fontevrault.
11 de oct. de 2016 · The other fascinating aspect about Fontevrault Abbey was its popularity in the 12th-century when between 80-100 were franchised throughout Europe. There are still a few in England.
From volume 6 of the work. (Or ABBEY OF SAINT WANDRILLE). A Benedictine monastery in Normandy (Seine-Inférieure), near Caudebec-en-Caux. It was founded by Saint-Wandrille (Wandregesilus, d. 22 July, 667), the land being obtained through the influence of his friend St-Ouen (Audoenus) Archbishop of Rouen. St-Wandrille was of the royal family of ...
Officially classified as early as 1840 an historic monument, the Abbaye royale de Fontevraud is one of the first French structures to be included as such. Since 2000, the 35-acre site is also known, along with the Loire valley, as a UNESCO World Heritage site, thereby fulfilling its founder’s ambition to render the abbey an Ideal City.
After being used as a prison since 1804, the considerable remains of the Abbey of Fontevrault have recently been taken over as an ancient monument. The imposing, Romanesque conventual church, dedicated in 1119, is largely intact, as are the adjoining cloister, chapter house , and refectory (for the most part of 16th century date).
