Boulbonne Monastery
| Boulbonne Cistercian Abbey | |
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| location |
 FranceRegion Okzitanien Haute-Garonne |
| Coordinates: | 43 ° 13 '29 " N , 1 ° 41' 7" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
315 |
| founding year | 1150 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Bonnefont Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Morimond Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
Óvila Monastery (1175) |
The Boulbonne (Bolbona) Monastery is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Cintegabelle in the Haute-Garonne department , Occitania region , in France . The medieval complex was about two kilometers south of Mazères in the Ariège department . The new abbey is located around 43 km southeast of Toulouse on the right bank of the Ariège .
history
The monastery was founded in 1129 by Count Roger III. founded by Foix and initially settled with Benedictine monks from the monastery of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa . It joined the Cistercian Order in 1150, subordinating itself to the Bonnefont Monastery from the filiation of the Morimond Primary Abbey . The monastery quickly became rich and powerful. The monastery received extensive forests from the Counts of Foix in 1160 and the Grangie von Bonrepos in 1163 . The Óvila Monastery on the upper reaches of the Tagus was founded as a daughter monastery . In 1196 it joined the Vajal priory at Saverdun . In 1218, the Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa monastery ceded its Tramesaygues priory. Count Roger IV of Foix was buried in Boulbonne. In 1253 the monastery was involved in the founding of the Bastide Mazères . In 1265 the church was rebuilt. Boulbonne founded the college in Toulouse. The later Pope Benedict XII. was initially a monk in Boulbonne. The monastery was set on fire and plundered during the wars of religion. In 1567 it was completely destroyed in an attack by the Huguenots under d'Audon. The monks then retired to their home on Rue Boulbonne in Toulouse. The monastery was rebuilt in Tramesaygues from 1632. In 1742 the church was consecrated. In 1707 Boulbonne owned six main grangia, namely Tramesaygues, Le Baissac, Artenac, Ampouilhac and two in Beaulias. During the French Revolution , the abbey was dissolved and the nine monks and four converses who still settled it had to leave the monastery. The facility fell into disrepair and was partially demolished by 1842.
Buildings and plant
A facade, the gatehouse, a corner tower, the restored, cross-vaulted cloister and the refectory from 1740 have been preserved from the baroque abbey. Some of the furniture has found its way into the church of Cintegabelle.
literature
- Bernard Peugniez: Routier cistercien. Abbayes et sites. France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse. Nouvelle édition augmentée. Éditions Gaud, Moisenay 2001, ISBN 2-84080-044-6 , pp. 256-257.