Val-St-Lambert Monastery
| Val-St-Lambert Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
 Val-Saint-Lambert - Chapter House. |
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| location |
Belgium Province of Liege |
| Coordinates: | 50 ° 35 '35.8 " N , 5 ° 28' 57.6" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
537 |
| founding year | 1187 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1796 |
| Mother monastery | Signy Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
Val-St-Lambert Monastery is a former Cistercian abbey in Belgium .
location
The former monastery is located in the municipality of Seraing in the province of Liège , around 13 km southwest of Liège.
history
The monastery was probably founded in 1187 on a foundation by Hugo von Pierrepont, the bishop of Liège, as a subsidiary of Signy Abbey in the Ardennes in France, which in turn was a subsidiary of the Igny Abbey founded in 1126 . It thus belonged to the filiation of the Clairvaux Primary Abbey . Construction of the monastery began in 1202. The monastery was closed during the French Revolution in 1796. The buildings have been used by the Cristalleries du Val-Saint-Lambert crystal factory since 1826 .
Plant and buildings
The monastery was restored in the second half of the 18th century. The monastery church was demolished in 1802. A monastery wing from the 13th century has been preserved (the chapter house and scriptorium from around 1290 have been restored). In Val-St-Lambert is the summer palace of the Prince-Bishops of Liège, which used to belong to the abbey and which was classified as a Historic Monument in 1973, and which houses the Crystal Museum.
literature
- Heirman / Van Santvoort, Le guide de l'architecture en Belgique , Editions Racine, Brussels, 2000, p. 427, ISBN 2-87386-236-X ;
- Bernard Peugniez: Routier cistercien , Editions Gaud, Moisenay, 2nd edition, p. 478, ISBN 2-84080-044-6 .
