Prébenoît Monastery
| Cistercian Abbey Prébenoît | |
|---|---|
 Convent building |
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| location |
 France,Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, Creuse department |
| Coordinates: | 46 ° 20 '33 " N , 2 ° 5' 1" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
380 |
| founding year | 1140 by Benedictines |
| Cistercian since | 1162 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Dalon Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Pontigny monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
no |
The Prébenoît Monastery (Pratum Benedictum) is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Bétête in the Creuse department , Limousin region , in France . The monastery is located around 33 kilometers northeast of Guéret on the banks of the Petite Creuse .
history
The monastery was founded by the Benedictines of Dalon Monastery in 1140 on the basis of a donation from the Lord of Malval . It joined the Cistercian order with Dalon in 1162 in the filiation of the Pontigny Primary Abbey . The monastery received endowments from some noble families in the area. The lords of Boussac set up their tomb in Prébenoît. The monastery had the granges la Villatte, Bramereix, Molle, l'Écosse, Moisse and le Chassain in the vicinity and Ligondeix and Sainte-Sévère further away. In 1591 the monastery , which had fallen in Coming , was occupied by the troops of the Duke of Zweibrücken, who burned the furniture when they left and damaged the buildings, which were restored until 1622. In 1691 the very poor condition of the monastery was regretted. The size of the abbey has always remained modest. Before the revolution there were only two monks. In the French Revolution it was disbanded in 1791 and turned into an agricultural property. Around 1980 it was acquired by the municipality of Bétête, which left it to a sponsoring association. However, in 2001 there were disputes with the community, which took over the area again.
Buildings and plants
Parts of the church with a portal from the 17th century and the first yoke of the north aisle as well as a wall part and a vault part of the north transept have been preserved. The eastern and southern parts of the convent building have also been preserved and have been partially restored. Excavations were carried out in the church, which, among other things, uncovered the floor covering.
Abbots of the monastery
From 1563 onwards the abbeys are:
- Pierre (1140 to ...)
- Bernard (... until † 1162)
- Airaud (...)
- Elie (… 1180 to † 1182)
- Archambaud (... 1191 to 1192 ...)
- Guillaume I. (… 1204…)
- Benoît (… 1208…)
- P ... (... 1214 ...)
- Jean (1215 to 1228 ...)
- Guillaume II. (... 1236 to 1246 ...)
- Pierre II. (... 1260 to 1263)
- Raymond (1263 to ...)
- Jean II (... 1269 ...)
- Airaud (... 1274 ...)
- Gervais (... 1279 to 1285 ...)
- Pierre III. (... 1288 to 1298 ...)
- Hugues (... 1299 to 1300 ...)
- Pierre IV. (... 1333 to 1339 ...)
- Pierre V. (... 1370 ...)
- Pierre VI. from Saint-Avit (... 1375 to 1381 ...)
- Jean III from Brolhaco (... 1394 to 1398 ...)
- Jean IV of Nozerines (... 1402 ...)
- Pierre VII of la Borde (... 1405 ...)
- Jean V. of la Pierre (... 1419 to 1425 ...)
- Philippe Robinet (... 1436 to 1473 ...)
- Guillaume I of Bonlieu (... 1497 ...)
- Jean VI. of Saint-Julien (... 1490 to 1518 ...), previously abbot of Puy-Ferrand (1481)
- Olivier of Saint-Julien (1522 to † November 29, 1544), protonotary of the Holy See , previously abbot of Puy-Ferrand (1481).
- Jean VII of Rebinghes (1545 until his resignation), also Abbot of ND. de Boulogne-sur-Mer from 1548 until his death in 1557
- François I of Saint-Julien (... 1548 to 1557 ...)
- Barthélemy Mosnier (... 1563 to 1568)
- Louis I of Saint-Julien (1568 to † 1578), protonotary of the Holy See
- Simon du Mas (September 10, 1578 to † 1595), Protonotary of the Holy See
- Jean VIII of Estampes (April 11, 1595 to 1614 ...)
- François II. Valletaud (... 1617 ...)
- Mathieu von Verthamon (… 1620 to † 1639), Dean of the Cathedral of Saint-Étienne in Limoges (1594)
- François III. of Malesset (… 1645 to † February 2, 1691)
- René-Gabriel des Nots (April 22, 1691 to † 1706)
- François IV. Du Bost (August 14, 1706 to † February 5, 1724), also Prior of Jarnages (1713)
- Patrice de Magdonne (March 15, 1725 to 1735 [resigned])
- Pierre VIII. Xavier Bénie de la Cypière (January 1, 1737 to † 1739), Vicar General of Sarlat
- Jean-Baptiste Formiger de Beaupuy (November 11, 1739 to † 1784), acolyte of the diocese of Sarlat
- N. d'Omingon-Gassens (March 1784 to 1791), Vicar General of Montauban
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. 225.
