Beaugerais Monastery
| Beaugerais Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
 The remains of the Beaugerais Abbey Church |
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| location |
 FranceRegion Center-Val de Loire Indre-et-Loire department |
| Coordinates: | 47 ° 3 '39 " N , 1 ° 10' 4" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
421 |
| Patronage | St. Mary (mother of Jesus) |
| founding year | 1153 by Canon Regulars |
| Cistercian since | 1172 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Le Loroux Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Citeaux monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
The Beaugerais Monastery (Notre-Dame de Beaugerais; Baugeseium) is a former Cistercian abbey in the municipality of Loché-sur-Indrois in the Indre-et-Loire department , Center-Val de Loire region , in France , around 18 km south-east of Loches .
history
The monastery, founded around 1153 by four knights who set out on the crusade for regular canons , joined the Cistercian order in 1172 as the daughter of Le Loroux monastery in the filiation of Cîteaux . During the French Revolution , the monastery came to an end in 1791.
Buildings and plant
The nave of the monastery church, consecrated in 1184 and rebuilt in 1204, has been preserved. The choir (16th century) is in ruins. Remnants of a gallery in the cloister are still present. The buildings have been protected as a monument historique since 1938 .
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. 105.
- Abbé Bourderioux: L'Abbaye de Beaugerais à Loché-sur Indrois. In: Bulletin de la Société Archéologique de Touraine. Vol. 40, 1982/1984, ISSN 1153-2521 , pp. 961-1002.