Bithaine Monastery
| Bithaine Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
| location |
 FranceRegion of Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, Haute-Saône department |
| Coordinates: | 47 ° 41 '43 " N , 6 ° 22' 3" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
68 |
| Patronage | St. Mary (mother of Jesus) |
| founding year | 1133 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Morimond Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Morimond Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
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The Bithaine (Bethania) Monastery is a former Cistercian abbey in the Haute-Saône department , Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region , in France . The monastery is located in the municipality of Adelans-et-le-Val-de-Bithaine around 24 km northeast of Vesoul .
history
According to tradition, the monastery was founded in 1133 on the basis of a vow made by Aymon, Lord of Faucogney, as the daughter of Morimond Primary Abbey . The first abbot was Alberich. The monastery, which had probably been in economic difficulties from the start, nevertheless had nine grangia around a radius of around 30 km, which mainly carried out cattle breeding, along with a little arable and viticulture. The monastery succeeded in founding a subsidiary ( Clairlieu Monastery in Lorraine). The decline probably started in the 14th century. During the French Revolution , the monastery was dissolved in 1790 or 1791 and then sold. Today it is privately owned. The "Salon d'Art Contemporain" has been held for several years.
Buildings and plant
The modest monastery church was built soon after the monastery was founded, but was later replaced by a new one, which in turn was replaced by another shortly before the French Revolution, which was demolished after the Revolution. The enclosure was in the south of the original church. The preserved parts (a monastery building, the pigeon house and a fountain) were entered in the supplementary list in 1995 as Monument historique .
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. 151.