Les Feuillants Monastery
| Cistercian Abbey of Les Feuillants | |
|---|---|
| location |
 FranceRegion Okzitanien Haute-Garonne |
| Coordinates: | 43 ° 21 '14 " N , 1 ° 8' 23" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
402 |
| founding year | 1145 |
| Cistercian since | 1169 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1592 |
| Mother monastery | La Crete Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Morimond Monastery |
The monastery of Les Feuillants ( lat.Fulium ; Abbatia Fuliensis ) is a former Cistercian abbey in the Haute-Garonne department , Occitania region in France . The monastery was located in the municipality of Labastide-Clermont about eight kilometers south of Rieumes .
history
The monastery was founded in 1145 on land donated by Count Bernhard IV of Comminges and initially depended on Dalon Monastery . In 1169 (or 1163) it joined the Cistercian Order and was settled by La Crête Monastery from the filiation of the Morimond Primary Abbey . Later it was taken over by the Loc-Dieu monastery . In the 16th century he initiated the reform of the Commendatar Abbot Jean de la Barrière , as a result of which the monastery broke away from the Cistercian order in 1592 as the head of the Order of Feuillanten .
Buildings and plant
Only small remains of the monastery have survived.
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. 260.