Bœuil Monastery
| Cistercian Abbey of Bœuil | |
|---|---|
| location |
 France,Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, Haute-Vienne |
| Coordinates: | 45 ° 54 '27 " N , 1 ° 3' 37" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
377 |
| founding year | 1123 by Benedictines |
| Cistercian since | 1162 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Dalon Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Pontigny monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
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The Bœuil Monastery (Le Beuil, Bulium) is a former Cistercian abbey in the French commune of Veyrac in the Haute-Vienne department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . The monastery was about 18 km northwest of Limoges .
history
The monastery was founded by Ranulphe de Nieul, the Archdeacon of Limoges, 1117-1123 after the Benedictine rule of the monastery Dalon established by it in 1162 filiation of Branch Pontigny joined the Cistercian order. In 1168 the monastery St-Léonard-des-Chaumes was subordinated to the monastery as a daughter monastery. The monastery was dissolved during the French Revolution .
Buildings and plant
Apart from the capitals in the village of Les Quatre-Vents, almost nothing has been preserved from the complex. In the village of la Grange-de-Boeil, not far from the monastery, there is still a holy water container.
literature
- Bernard Peugniez: Routier cistercien. Abbayes et sites. France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse. Nouvelle édition augmentée. Éditions Gaud, Moisenay 2001, ISBN 2-84080-044-6 , p. 225.