La Charité Monastery (Burgundy)
| Cistercian Abbey La Charité (Burgundy) | |
|---|---|
| location | France region of Burgundy Yonne department |
| Coordinates: | 47 ° 47 '47 " N , 4 ° 5' 44" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
717 |
| founding year | 1432 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1790 |
| Mother monastery | Clairvaux Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
The monastery of La Charité ( Caritas ) in today's region Burgundy was originally a nuns convent and later a Cistercian abbey in the town of Lézinnes in the Yonne department in France , about twelve kilometers southeast of the city of Tonnerre , on the banks of the Armançon . It should not be confused with the monastery La Charité (Franche-Comté) .
history
The monastery was founded in 1184 for nuns from Langres and was not taken over by the Cistercian order until 1432 , who established a monks' abbey there. The monastery was destroyed by the Huguenots in 1568 , but continued to exist until the French Revolution . In 1768 there were only two monks left.
Buildings and plant
With the exception of a corner tower and an underground cellar, there are no remains of the monastery buildings .
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. 65.