Jouy Monastery
| Jouy Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
| location |
 FranceRegion Île-de-France Seine-et-Marne department |
| Coordinates: | 48 ° 38 '49 " N , 3 ° 12' 23" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
25th |
| founding year | 1124 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Pontigny monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Pontigny monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
Bonlieu Monastery (Gironde) (1141) |
The monastery Jouy (Jouy-en-Brie; lat . Joyacum ) is a former Cistercian abbey in the town of Chenoise-Cucharmoy in the Seine-et-Marne region Ile-de-France , in France , in the countryside Brie . The monastery is located around 15 kilometers northwest of Provins on the northern edge of the Forêt de Jouy.
history
The monastery was founded in 1124 as the fourth daughter of the Pontigny Primary Abbey on a lonely site donated by Pierrer du Châtel and Milon de Naud, two nobles from Brie, and sponsored by Theobald II of Champagne . Jouy founded four subsidiaries, namely Bonlieu Monastery (Gironde) (1141), La Noé Monastery (1144), Pontaut Monastery (1151) and Sellières Monastery (1168). The monastery was dissolved during the French Revolution .
Buildings and plant
The 75 m long church was consecrated around 1220. Only the flat choir wall with six lancet-shaped windows has survived. The surrounding wall of the monastery complex is almost completely in place. There is another large building near the church, which could be the abbot's logis. There is a pigeon house in operation near a body of water. The monastery property dates from the first quarter of the 13th century.
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. 170-171.