La Vieuxville Monastery
| La Vieuxville Monastery | |
|---|---|
| location |
 France Ille-et-Vilaine department |
| Coordinates: | 48 ° 31 ′ 30 ″ N , 1 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
264 |
| founding year | 1137 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1790/91 |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
The monastery of La Vieux Ville is a former Cistercian abbey in France . It is located between Dol-de-Bretagne and Antrain in the municipality of Epiniac in the Ille-et-Vilaine department , Brittany region , east of the road from Epiniac to Baguer-Pican.
history
Founded in 1137 by Gelduin, Lord of Landal and Broualan, the monastery belonged to the Congregation of Savigny . With this it joined the Cistercian Order in 1147 and submitted to the filiation of the Clairvaux Primary Abbey . It was disbanded in the French Revolution in 1790 or 1791. Today it is part of an agricultural estate.
Buildings and plant
Church (with three-aisled nave and transept, crossing tower and east facade from 1772) and cloister (Gothic and made of stone) have disappeared. The convent buildings were renewed in the 17th century and restored in 1772. A vaulted two-aisled hall (monk's hall; usually referred to as a cellar) with five massive cylindrical columns from the 12th century (probably around 1140–1145) with another hall below has been preserved. In Epiniac and Baguer-Pican there are various pieces of equipment from the monastery.
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. 86.