La Cour-Dieu monastery
| La Cour-Dieu Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
 Church ruins in 1827 |
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| location |
 FranceRegion Center-Val de Loire Loiret department |
| Coordinates: | 48 ° 0 '21 " N , 2 ° 11' 50" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
8th |
| founding year | 1119 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Citeaux monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Citeaux monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
Lorroy Monastery (1125) |
The Monastery of La Cour-Dieu (Curia Dei) is a former Cistercian abbey in the municipality of Ingrannes in the Loiret department , Center-Val de Loire region , in France . It was about 19 km south of Pithiviers in the area of the municipality Ingrannes in the Forêt d'Orléans .
history
The sixth daughter monastery of Cîteaux Monastery was founded in 1119 on a site in the middle of the forest of Orléans (Forêt d'Orléans), developed rapidly and founded the daughter monasteries Lorroy (1125), Le Val (1136), Olivet (1145), Iranzu in Navarre (1178) and Cercanceaux (1181). It had many granges , including those of Chérupeau in Tigny. Construction of the church began in 1170 and was completed in 1216. It was besieged by Protestants in 1562 and 1567 , and dissolved and abandoned in the French Revolution in 1791.
Buildings and plant
The Gothic church fell into ruins after the revolution. Part of the very simple west facade and the north transept flanked by a pentagonal stair tower from the 15th century have been preserved. The abbey building is now a residential building. The chapter house and the kitchen with a central fireplace from the 13th century have been preserved from the cloister buildings, also used as living space. There is nothing left of the cloister. The choir of the church of Jargeau contains the choir stalls from La Cour-Dieu.
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. 109-110.