Les Roches Monastery
| Les Roches Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
| location |
 FranceBurgundy region Nièvre department |
| Coordinates: | 47 ° 28 '2 " N , 2 ° 55' 15" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
110 |
| Patronage | St. Mary |
| founding year | 1137 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Pontigny monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Pontigny monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
no |
The Monastery Les Roches ( lat . Sancta Maria de Rupibus ) is a former Cistercian abbey in the town Myennes in Nièvre region Bourgogne Franche-Comté in France , about four kilometers north of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and right Banks of the Loire .
history
The monastery was founded in 1137 with the support of the Barons von Donzy as a daughter of the Pontigny Primary Abbey . It was looted and destroyed during the Wars of Religion in 1567 and disbanded in the French Revolution . Today there are only insignificant ruins and the mill from the 13th century. However, the grangie and cellar of Saint-Loup still exist, as well as the abbots' castle from the 15th 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. 60.