Villeneuve Monastery
| Cistercian Abbey of Villeneuve | |
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| location | France region Pays de la Loire Loire-Atlantique department |
| Coordinates: | 47 ° 7 ′ 22 ″ N , 1 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
536 |
| founding year | 1201 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Buzay Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
The Villeneuve Monastery (Villa Nova) is a former Cistercian monk abbey in the commune of Les Sorinières in the Loire-Atlantique department , Pays de la Loire , in France . It is located around 9 km south of Nantes on the right bank of the Ognon .
history
The monastery was founded in 1201 by Constance , the Duchess of Brittany, who was buried there in September 1201 in the oratory of the monastery, and was settled by monks from Buzay Monastery . So it belonged to the filiation of the Clairvaux Primary Abbey . It was not until November 1224 that the monastery was consecrated by the Bishop of Nantes . In the 15th century the abbey reached the height of its importance. The abbey was partially destroyed in the French Revolution and the wars that followed in the Vendée . The guest wing from the 18th century, which was restored in 1977, serves as a quality hotel.
Buildings and plant
Remains of the foreign chapel, the cellar under the refectory and the converse wing from the 13th century have been 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 , p. 338.
