La Boulaye Monastery
| La Boulaye Monastery | |
|---|---|
| location |
 France Manche department |
| Coordinates: | 49 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ W |
| founding year | 1134 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1308 |
| Mother monastery | Aulnay Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
The La Boulaye monastery was an unfortunate attempt to found a Cistercian monastery in France .
location
The monastery was located in the municipality of Condé-sur-Vire in the Manche department in the Normandy region , around 13 km south of Saint-Lô .
history
The Aulnay Monastery from the Savigny Monastery congregation acquired properties in the La Boulaye district in 1134. First a chapel was built, traces of which can still be seen. Around 1170 there was an unsuccessful attempt (Peugniez: essai malheureux) to found a Cistercian abbey.
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. 316.