Varennes Monastery
| Varennes Cistercian Abbey | |
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| location | France Region Center-Val de Loire Indre |
| Coordinates: | 46 ° 35 '7 " N , 1 ° 52' 1" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
282 |
| founding year | 1148 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Vauluisant monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
The Varennes Monastery (Varenae) is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Fougerolles in the Indre department , Center-Val de Loire region , in France . It was about 10 km west of La Châtre and 9 km east of Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre on the Gourdon River .
history
The monastery was founded in 1148 by Prince Ebbe II of Déols on the ruins of an older Benedictine settlement. It was a daughter house of Vauluisant Abbey from the filiation of Cîteaux . It seems to have survived the crisis of the Hundred Years War and the Wars of Religion without major damage. It was dissolved in the French Revolution and then used for agriculture. From 1901 to 1920 it was a meeting place for various artists and writers such as André Maurois and Roger Martin du Gard .
Buildings and plant
The four-bay central nave of the cruciform church from the 12th century, a three-aisled complex with originally just closed choir, but (according to the plans) without side apses, the abbot's house from the 17th century (both classified as "Monument historique") are preserved Dormitory of the Converses from the 13th century, converted into the prior's house in the 18th century, the refectory from the 13th century (stables since the 18th century), remains of the cloister from the 13th century. The convent buildings are to the right (south) of the church.
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. 104-105.
