Torigny Monastery
| Torigny Monastery | |
|---|---|
| location |
 France Manche department |
| Coordinates: | 49 ° 2 '0 " N , 0 ° 59' 0" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
699 |
| founding year | 1307/8 |
| Year of repopulation | 1630 ( Cistercian Sisters ) |
| Mother monastery | Aulnay Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
The Torigny Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in France . It was in the municipality of Torigni-sur-Vire in the Manche department , Normandy region , around 14 km southeast of Saint-Lô .
history
The monastery was founded in 1307 (or 1308) by the archdeacon and royal personal physician Robert Le Fèvre , making it one of the latest medieval Cistercian monasteries in France. The mother monastery was Aulnay Monastery from the filiation of Savigny Monastery and thus Clairvaux Primary Abbey , the founding abbot was Jean de la Boulaye. In 1630, the Villers-Canivet nunnery built a Cistercian nunnery in Torigni .
Buildings and plant
No remains of the monastery have survived. A portal of the nuns' chapel still stands in the cemetery.
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. 316.