Tironneau monastery
| Tironneau Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
| location | France region Pays de la Loire Sarthe department |
| Coordinates: | 48 ° 12 '23 " N , 0 ° 20' 29" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
297 |
| founding year | 1149 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1790 |
| Mother monastery | Saint-André-de-Gouffern monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
The monastery Tironneau (Thironneau, Tyronneau; Tyronnellus) was a Cistercian abbey in France . It was located in the commune of St-Aignan in the Sarthe department , Pays de la Loire region , 18 km south of Mamers , on the border with the commune of Marolles-les-Braults and on the banks of the Orne Saosnoise (not to be confused with the nearby Orne river ( English Channel) ) near the farm les Harriers (Grand Harrier), which was formerly a grangie of the monastery.
history
The abbey was founded in 1149 (or 1151) by the landlord Patri de Sourches with the support of his mother Guimburge and was settled by monks from the St-André-de-Gouffern monastery in Normandy , a subsidiary of the Savigny monastery , whose congregation was founded in 1147 the filiation of the Primary Abbey Clairvaux had joined the Cistercian order. The first abbot was named Haraud. The monastery, last occupied by five monks, was closed during the French Revolution in 1790, the goods were awarded to Charles Boulanger and Jacques Hardouin-Desnos for 37,000 pounds. In that year the cross-shaped, partially vaulted church, the monk's house with the old refectory, the abbot's house, a large courtyard with farm buildings, the gate house and a mill were still standing.
Buildings and plant
The system has now almost completely disappeared; the church was demolished in the early 19th century. The abbot house was completely removed at the end of the 19th century. Other buildings were demolished in 1946. The foundations of the mill are still visible, while a barn is still upright. Some figurative fragments have been found.
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. 360.