Cistercian Abbey of Épagne
The Cistercian Abbey Épagne was 1178-1747 a monastery of Cistercian nuns first in Épagne-Épagnette , 1642 in Abbeville in the Somme ( France ).
history
Enguerrand de Fontaines founded the nunnery Notre-Dame et Saint Mathieu d'Épagne (also: Espagne or Épaigne ) in 1178 on the Somme not far from Abbeville with the support of the Bishop of Amiens , which later settled the Cistercian abbey Le Trésor . In 1642 the monastery was moved to the city of Abbeville and in 1747 it was incorporated into the Cistercian Abbey of Willencourt . Neither in Épagne-Épagnette, where the monastery coat of arms was adopted, nor in Abbeville remains. The church of Mézerolles has the former altarpiece of the monastery.
literature
- Laurent Henri Cottineau : Repertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés . Vol. 1. Protat, Mâcon 1939–1970. Reprint: Brepols, Turnhout 1995. Column 1054.
- Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 303.
- Gereon Christoph Maria Becking: Cistercian monasteries in Europe. Map collection , Lukas Verlag Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-931836-44-4 , sheet 53 C “Espagne”.