Le Loroux Monastery
| Le Loroux Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
| location |
 Franceregion Pays de la Loire Maine-et-Loire department |
| Coordinates: | 47 ° 25 '17 " N , 0 ° 1' 33" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
19th |
| Patronage | St. Mary |
| founding year | 1115 by Benedictines |
| Cistercian since | 1121 |
| Mother monastery | Citeaux monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Citeaux monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
Pontron |
The Le Loroux Monastery (Oratory; Le Louroux) is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Vernantes in the Maine-et-Loire department , Pays de la Loire region , in France , around 22 km northeast of Saumur .
history
The monastery was founded as a Benedictine monastery in 1115 and joined the Cistercian order in 1121 at the instigation of Fulko V of Anjou and his wife Erembuge de la Flèche as the daughter of Cîteaux monastery. It was the mother monastery of Kloster Pontron , Monastery Bellebranche , Monastery Beaugerais and after the victory of the house Anjou on the Hohenstaufen of the convent of Santa Maria della Vittoria in L'Aquila in Italy . The abbey was fortified in the 14th century. In the 16th century, the richly equipped monastery fell into Kommende . It was disbanded in 1791 during the French Revolution . In the 19th century, after part of the buildings collapsed, a Neo-Renaissance style castle was built.
Buildings and plant
Remains of the transept of the church have been preserved 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. 345.