Bonlieu Monastery (Loire)

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Cistercian Abbey of Bonlieu
location FranceFrance France
Region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Loire department
Coordinates: 45 ° 44 '0.4 "  N , 4 ° 2' 35.8"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 44 '0.4 "  N , 4 ° 2' 35.8"  E
founding year 1199
Year of dissolution /
annulment 		1790
Mother monastery Mazan Monastery
Primary Abbey Citeaux monastery

Daughter monasteries

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The Cistercian Abbey Bonlieu (Loire) was 1199-1790 a monastery of Cistercian nuns in Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse in the Loire department , 14 kilometers west of Feurs in France.

history

The wife of Guigues II (Forez) founded the nuns' priory Bonlieu in 1199, which was settled by the Cistercian abbey of Bellecombe and elevated to an abbey in 1259 . The monastery became the burial place of the d'Urfé family , whose ancestral home is nearby and who was one of its outstanding benefactors. The monastery burned down in the 14th century, 1682 and 1711 and was never fully rebuilt. In 1790, the French Revolution led to the closure and most of the buildings being dismantled. The remaining remains have been a listed building since 1952.

Buildings and plant

The church from the 14th century, which was later rebuilt inside, is - unique for the area - made of brick. The groin-vaulted four-bay nave with lancet windows has two transepts that are connected to the central nave via pointed arcades. Two side absiden are arranged at an angle to the choir.

literature

  • Gallia Christiana , Vol. 4, Columns 309-311.
  • Laurent Henri Cottineau : Repertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés . Vol. 1. Protat, Mâcon 1939–1970. Reprint: Brepols, Turnhout 1995. Column 422.
  • Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 348.
  • Gereon Christoph Maria Becking: Cistercian monasteries in Europe. Card collection . Lukas Verlag Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-931836-44-4 , sheet 73 B.
  • Bernard Peugniez : Routier cistercien. Abbayes et sites. France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse. Nouvelle édition augmentée. Éditions Gaud, Moisenay 2001, ISBN 2-84080-044-6 , p. 449.
  • Etienne Desfonds: La chapelle de Bonlieu, petit chef d'oeuvre ogival construit en briques. In: Bulletin de la Diana. Vol. 64, No. 1, 2005, ISSN  1148-7860 , pp. 55-73.

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