Tamié monastery
| Tamié Cistercian Abbey | |
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.JPG) Tamié Trappist Abbey in winter |
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| location |
 FranceRegion Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Savoie department |
| Lies in the diocese | Archdiocese of Chambéry |
| Coordinates: | 45 ° 41 ′ 13 ″ N , 6 ° 18 ′ 15 ″ E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
74 |
| founding year | 1133 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1792 |
| Year of repopulation | 1861 by Trappists |
| Mother monastery | Bonnevaux Monastery (Dauphiné) |
| Primary Abbey | Citeaux monastery |
| Congregation | (Trappists) |
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Daughter monasteries |
a subsidiary founded in China in 1883 |
Tamié Abbey (French. Abbaye Notre-Dame de Tamié ; lat. Abbatia Stamedium / BMV de Stamedio ) is a fortress-like location in the mountains Trappist - abbey in the town of Plancherine , 15 km west of Albertville in the Savoie department , region Auvergne-Rhône Alpes , in France .
history
By Country foundations in the year 1132 by the family de Chevron later Archbishop settled on the initiative of Peter II. The first, from Tarentaise monastery Bonnevaux (Dauphiné) have come Cistercian -Mönche 1133 on. The monastery belonged to the filiation of Cîteaux Monastery , the mother abbey of all Cistercians. In the vicinity there had the granges Clermont, la Chagne, Neufvillars, les Combes, la Rachy and Mercury, Plancherine, le Clos and Grésy, around Montmélian Gran Gien Bréda, Clarfay, le Cernon, Gatapays, Montmeilleur and les molettes as well as Cruet, at Chambéry the Grangien Oncins, Ruffey, les Moilles, l'Épine, Rochessieux, la Bande, le Marais and Beauchiffrey as well as les Éteppes. The first church with a semicircular choir was consecrated in 1150. The convent was only slightly affected by the coming . A first attempt to reform the monastery in the 17th century in the spirit of the La Trappe monastery was unsuccessful, but a second succeeded in 1677. This was followed by structural renovation, which was carried out south of the original complex.
With the approach of the French Revolution, the convent evaded the vicinity of Turin , where its trace is lost. The monastery was confiscated by the French state in 1792 and the complex was sold in 1800. In 1825, King Charles Felix of Sardinia bought the complex, which was restored from 1827, and left it to the Bishop of Chambéry . In 1861 Trappists moved in from the monastery of La Grâce-Dieu (Franche-Comté) . This community was founded in 1817 in the Bellevaux monastery by Dom Eugène Huvelin. The still active cult around the relics of St. Peter II Archbishop of Tarentaise, who was the founder abbot of Tamié and who died and was buried in Bellevaux, is connected to this origin . In today's church life, the monastery seeks to position itself as a spiritual retreat. Among the economic activities, the production of a monastery cheese Abbaye de Tamié stands out.
Buildings and plant
The monastery forms a regular square; the foreign wing occupies the north wing. The church, restored in 1964, faces south.
literature
- Bernard Peugniez: Routier cistercien. Abbayes et sites. France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse. Nouvelle édition augmentée. Éditions Gaud, Moisenay 2001, ISBN 2-84080-044-6 , pp. 454-456.
Web links
- Certosa di Firenze website with some photos by Stephen Tobin
- Website of the abbey with a wealth of historical sources and information!