Valloires Monastery
| Cistercian Abbey of Valloires | |
|---|---|
 Interior of the church |
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| location |
 FranceRegion Picardie Somme |
| Coordinates: | 50 ° 20 '55 " N , 1 ° 49' 8" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
130 |
| founding year | 1138 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Citeaux monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Citeaux monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
The Valloires (Valloriae) Monastery is a former Cistercian abbey in the Somme department , Hauts-de-France region , in France . It is located in the municipality of Argoules around 16 kilometers south of Montreuil-sur-Mer , in the Authie valley .
history
The monastery was founded in 1138 by Guido II von Ponthieu and was settled by the Cîteaux monastery . The branch was initially in Bonnance near Laviers and was then initially relocated to Balance in the municipality of Vron . In 1158 the permanent establishment took place in Valloires. The abbey blossomed first. The church became the burial place of the Ponthieu family. In the Hundred Years War and the Thirty Years War , the monastery , which had fallen in the coming years , was badly affected. Around 1647, Abbot Jean Martineau developed a plan for the reconstruction of the monastery, which was carried out a few years later. The renovation of the convent buildings was completed in 1730, but the buildings did not prove to be sufficiently durable. In 1741 the church collapsed, and from 1741 to 1756 the monastery was completely rebuilt according to plans by the architect Coigniard. The church and the sacristy were furnished by the Austrian Simon Pfaff de Pfaffenhoffen (1715–1784). The monastery came to an end in 1791 during the French Revolution . The plant was then acquired by Jourdain de l'Éloge. In 1817 the system came to the Basilians' lay brotherhood and in 1880 to the Vincentian Community . In 1906 it was classified as a monument historique . During the First World War , the former abbey served as a military hospital. In 1922, Thérèse Papillon set up a preventorium, which was followed by youth welfare institutions from 1970. In 1989, under the direction of Gilles Clément, the Valloires Gardens were established for rare plants. Part of the facility is currently reserved for paying guests.
Buildings and plant
From the church, which was built in 1226, a section of wall with two ogival windows has been preserved. The 18th century monastery complex has been completely 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 , pp. 386-389.
- Bernard Peugniez: Valloires: L'élégance du XVIIIe siècle. In: Dossiers d'Archéologie. No. 234, 1998, ISSN 1141-7137 , pp. 132-133.
- Jean Peyronnet: Abbaye de Valloires. SAEP, Ingersheim 1994.
Web links
- Ancienne abbaye de Valloires in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Certosa di Firenze website with some photos by Stephen Tobin
- Site of the former abbey