L'Aumône monastery
| Cistercian Abbey of L'Aumône | |
|---|---|
| location |
 FranceRegion Center-Val de Loire Loir-et-Cher department |
| Coordinates: | 47 ° 52 '25 " N , 1 ° 22' 42" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
16 |
| founding year | 1121 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Citeaux monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
Waverley Abbey (1128) |
The monastery L'Aumône (Eleemosynae, Petit-Cîteaux, Cistercium minus) is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of La Colombe in the Loir-et-Cher department, Center-Val de Loire region , in France , 34 km north of Blois in the zum Forêt de Marchenoir belonging to Forêt de Cîteaux.
history
The monastery was founded in 1121 by a donation from Count Thibaud IV of Blois as a daughter monastery of Cîteaux . It was the mother monastery of Waverley Abbey in England , Bégard , Tintern Abbey in Wales , Langonnet and Le Landais . To his filiation comprises 29 abbeys. It was from the monastery of L'Aumône that the Cistercian order established itself in the British Isles. The abbey suffered badly in the Hundred Years War ; In 1396 it was largely in ruins. Reconstruction and the introduction of the Coming party burdened them economically. During the French Revolution , the abbey was closed in 1791.
Buildings and plant
A dovecote from the 13th century, two buildings from the 15th century and a section of the church wall have been preserved from the medieval complex. Some parts of the cloister are in the museum in Blois.
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. 108.