Longvillers Monastery
| Longvillers Monastery | |
|---|---|
| location |
 France Pas-de-Calais department |
| Coordinates: | 50 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
255 |
| founding year | 1135 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Savigny Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
The monastery Longvillers is a former Cistercian abbey in France . It was located in the municipality of Longvilliers in the Pas-de-Calais department , Hauts-de-France , around 13 km north of Montreuil , in the Dordonne valley.
history
Founded in 1135 by Matilda , the granddaughter of William the Conqueror , and occupied by monks from the Savigny Monastery, it belonged to the Savigny Congregation . With this it joined the Cistercian Order in 1147 and submitted to the filiation of the Clairvaux Primary Abbey . Several times (1346, 1412 and 1543) it suffered from attacks from England. It was restored in the 16th century under Abbot René de Mailly. The abbey was dissolved in 1791 during the French Revolution.
Buildings and plant
Only small remains of the monastery have survived, namely the mill converted into a residential building and the monastery wall. Nearby is the Ferme de la Longueroye, an old cloister courtyard. with a barn from the 13th century. A monastery barn has also been preserved in Attin. In the museum in Montreuil, the altar of the abbey church from the 16th century is preserved. The sub-prefecture in Montreuil is housed in the former municipal cloister courtyard. The churches of Brexent and Maresville have capitals from the 13th century used as baptismal fonts.
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. 304.