Saint-Bernard Monastery (Tulle)
| Cistercian convent of Saint-Bernard (Tulle) | |
|---|---|
| location |
 France Correze department |
| Coordinates: | 45 ° 16 '10.1 " N , 1 ° 46' 7.6" E |
| founding year | 1622 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
The Saint-Bernard monastery in Tulle was a Cistercian nun priory that emerged from the Coyroux monastery in 1622 .
history
The prioress Jeanne de Badefol had given the state of the decaying monastery Coyroux and the exposed position of King Louis XIII, which was endangered during the Huguenot Wars . obtained permission to relocate the monastery to the city of Tulle, where the settlement existed until the French Revolution .
investment
The main wing of the residential building of the nunnery still stands on Place Saint-Bernard: a tall building with two pilasters framing two rows of windows.
literature
- Bernard Peugniez : Routier Cistercien , Éd. Gaud, Moisenay, p. 218, ISBN 2-84080-044-6 .