Mores Monastery
| Cistercian Abbey of Mores | |
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| location |
 Franceregion Grand Est Aube department |
| Coordinates: | 48 ° 4 '31 " N , 4 ° 25' 53" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
345 |
| founding year | 1153 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Clairvaux Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
The Mores (Morae) Monastery is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Celles-sur-Ource in the Aube department , Grand Est region , in France . The coat of arms of the monastery showed three Moorish heads with the motto: "Hic est locus morum."
history
The monastery was founded in 1152 or 1153 by Milon, Count of Bar-sur-Seine , as a subsidiary of the Clairvaux Primary Abbey . It numbered up to 350 monks and made a substantial income. In the wars between the houses of Brienne and Champagne and Chacenay, the monastery was partially destroyed, in which between Louis XI. and Charles the Bold completely. At the end of the 15th century it was rebuilt, but the wars of religion again caused great damage. The residential buildings were under Louis XV. restored again. In the French Revolution , which brought the abbey to an end, only four monks lived in the monastery. After the revolution, the monastery was destroyed and its stones were used as road construction material.
Buildings and plant
Only misshapen remains of the monastery have survived on the outskirts of Celles near the Ource.
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. 124.