Vaux-la-Douce monastery
| Vaux-la-Douce Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
| location |
 Franceregion Grand Est Haute-Marne department |
| Coordinates: | 47 ° 51 '43 " N , 5 ° 44' 19" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
399 |
| founding year | 1111 by Canon Regulars |
| Cistercian since | 1168 (abbey) |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Clairefontaine Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Morimond Monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
no |
The Vaux-la-Douce Monastery (Dulcis vallis) is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Voisey in the Haute-Marne department , Grand Est region , in France . The monastery is about 14 kilometers south of Bourbonne-les-Bains .
history
The monastery, founded by Adelheid von Lorraine in 1111, was abandoned and became the grangie of Clairefontaine Monastery , which established a daughter abbey here in 1168. Thus Vaux-la-Douce belonged to the filiation of the Primary Abbey Morimond . During the French Revolution , the monastery came to an end in 1791. The system almost completely disappeared in the period that followed.
Buildings and plant
The 25-inhabitant village of Vaux-la-Douce, consecrated to the Apostle Bartholomew , is the lay chapel of the monastery, built in 1720, which after the Revolution became the schoolhouse of the former municipality of Vaux-la-Douce and was only returned to cult in 1967.
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. 141.