Coëtmaloën Monastery
| Cistercian Abbey of Coëtmaloën Abati Koadmalaouen |
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| location |
 Franceregion Brittany department Cotes-d'Armor |
| Coordinates: | 48 ° 24 '9 " N , 3 ° 6' 19.3" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
171 |
| founding year | 1142 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Bégard Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Citeaux monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
The Coëtmaloën Monastery (Silva Melonis, Coatmaluen; Koad Malouen, Breton Abati Koadmalaouen , French Abbaye Notre-Dame de Coatmalouen ) is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Kerpert in the Côtes-d'Armor department , Brittany region , in France . It is located around 20 kilometers south of Guingamp near the D 767 road on the border between the Cornouaille and Trégor landscapes . It has been registered as a historical monument ( Monument historique ) since 1964 .
history
The monastery was founded as the fifth daughter monastery of Bégard monastery in 1142 and thus belonged to the filiation of Cîteaux monastery . The monastery owned the courtyard of Klahaye and three mills. After the incorporation of the Duchy of Brittany it fell into the coming . In the middle of the 18th century the monastery was rebuilt. Around 1750 the buildings were renovated in the classicism style . During the French Revolution , the monastery came to an end in 1791 and then fell into ruin.
Buildings and plant
The walls and facade of the classical church have been preserved.
Individual evidence
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. 83.
