La Crete Monastery
| Cistercian Abbey of La Crête | |
|---|---|
 overall view |
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| location |
 Franceregion Grand Est Haute-Marne department |
| Coordinates: | 48 ° 12 '27 " N , 5 ° 19' 6" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
17th |
| founding year | 1121 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Morimond Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Morimond Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
Saint-Benoît-en-Woëvre |
The monastery La Crête (La Chreste, Crista alba) is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Bourdons-sur-Rognon in the Haute-Marne department , Grand Est region , in France , in the Rognon Valley , around 30 km northeast of Chaumont .
history
The monastery was founded in 1121 by Simon II, Lord of Clefmont, in the border area between France and the Holy Roman Empire and settled by the primary abbey of Morimond , whose second subsidiary it was. Previously, a first attempt at founding the company in 1118 in nearby La vielle-Crête had failed. The founding abbot was Baudoin. The church is believed to have been built by 1150. The monastery built a forge about a kilometer away, as well as other forges in Wassy and les Mathons. Together with the Counts of Champagne, the villages of Chantraines, Bourdons and Puits-des-Mèzes were founded. From the 16th century onwards, the monastery, which had fallen in Coming , suffered from the plague and the wars of religion . During the French Revolution it was dissolved in 1791, the church and enclosure were broken off. The monastery was converted into a farm.
Buildings and plant
The largely lost medieval complex is known from a plan from 1705. The chapter house with monolithic columns and a cross vault has been preserved . The gatehouse ( Monument historique ) with Corinthian pilasters has been preserved from 1715 . The church of St-Louvent in Andelot has two marble altars from the 18th 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 , p. 137.
- Isabelle Lambert, Jean-Marie Mouillet, Jacques Charlier: L'abbaye de La Crête, 1121–1789. Des pierres aux prières. Editions Dominique Guéniot, Langres 2006, ISBN 2-87825-362-0 .