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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 the former French duchy of Anjou. It was founded in 1101 by the itinerant preacher Robert of Arbrissel.
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- suppressed
- Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud
The Royal Abbey of Fontevraud. One of the largest surviving Abbey. More informations. Fontevraud L’Ermitage. 4* Hotel & 1* Restaurant. More informations. Meet Eleanor of Aquitaine and Richard the Lionheart ! Fontevraud Royal Abbey, situated in the Loire Valley, is one of the largest surviving monastic cities.
The Abbey was listed as an Historic Monument in 1840, and, as part of the Loire Valley, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. In a green valley just a few kilometres from the Loire River, near Saumur, Fontevraud is one of the unmissable stops on a visit to the Loire Valley.
La Real Abadía de Nuestra Señora de Fontevraud, más conocida como abadía de Fontevrault, fue un monasterio ubicado en Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, cerca de Chinon, en Anjou, Francia. La creación y fundación de la abadía se debió al predicador itinerante Robert de Arbrissel en 1101, cuyo crecimiento hizo que se estableciera la nueva Orden de Fontevrault.
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- Francia
17 de ago. de 2022 · The abbey was closed in 1792 during the French Revolution and even operated as one of France's most notorious prisons until 1963. Today, the abbey serves as a cultural centre, but its star attraction remains the four royal tombs showcased in this gallery.
- Mark Cartwright
- Publishing Director
The Royal Abbey of Fontevraud is unrivalled in terms of its rich history, closely linked to the history of France and even of Europe. It is also unique in its configuration. You don’t need to know the entire history of Fontevraud to be able to appreciate the importance of this nearly thousand-year old site, part of the Loire Valley’s ...
A las puertas de Saumur, el encantador pueblo de Fontevraud esconde una joya única: la mayor ciudad monástica de Europa, fundada en 1101. En su apogeo, las 14 hectáreas de la Abadía Real de Fontevraud fueron el hogar de cuatro prioratos y 800 monjes y monjas. ¡Quedaron tres de ellos, que se transformaron en una prisión bajo Napoleón, hasta 1963!
