Saint-André-de-Gouffern monastery
| Cistercian Abbey of Saint-André-de-Gouffern | |
|---|---|
| location |
 FranceRegion Normandy Calvados |
| Coordinates: | 48 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ N , 0 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
245 |
| founding year | 1147 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1790 |
| Mother monastery | Savigny Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
Tironneau Monastery (1149) |
The Saint-André-de-Gouffern monastery (also Saint-André-en-Gouffern) is a former Cistercian abbey in France . It was in the commune of La Hoguette in the Calvados department , Normandy region , 5 km southeast of Falaise , on the Trainefeuille stream.
history
That in 1131 by Guillaume III. Talvas (1112 to 1171), the Count of Pontieu, founded the monastery and settled with monks from the Savigny Monastery, joined the Cistercian Order with the Savigny Congregation in 1147 and submitted to the Filiation of the Clairvaux Primary Abbey . In 1149 he founded the Tironneau monastery in the Sarthe department . The monastery owned grangien in Joué-du-Plain, Montgaroult, Moulins-sur-Orne and Crocy and townhouses in Falaise and Caen . The monks were involved in the canvas trade in Falaise. The monastery also had vineyards in Normandy and Maine. During the wars with England the monastery was partially set on fire in 1356. and the monks had to retire to Falaise. In 1555 it fell in the coming period . In 1790 the monastery was still occupied by six monks; In the same year it was dissolved in the course of the French Revolution, and the monastery was then sold to a farmer Bellou from Villers-Canivet.
Buildings and plant
The plant is in an isolated position. The almost undamaged gatehouse from the 14th century, the largest part of the Konversen wing with a two-aisled refectory, the guest house from the beginning of the 14th century with a vaulted hall and a nave roof as well as remains of the church have been preserved.
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. 308 f.