Cistercian Abbey of Beauvoir

The Cistercian Abbey Beauvoir was 1234-1791 a monastery of Cistercian nuns in Marmagne , Cher department , in France.

history

Robert von Courtenay and his wife founded the Notre-Dame de Beauvoir monastery on the banks of the Yèvre (later also the Canal de Berry ) in 1234 , which was closed in 1791 by the French Revolution . There are no residues. Between Mehun-sur-Yèvre and Marmagne, only the field name Beauvoir and the street names Virage de Beauvoir , Moulin de Beauvoir and Chemin du Camp de Beauvoir remind of the former monastery.

literature

• Gallia Christiana , Vol. 2, Column 218-219 (with list of abbesses)
• Laurent Henri Cottineau : Repertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés. Vol. 1. Protat, Mâcon 1939–1970. Reprint: Brepols, Turnhout 1995. Column 318.
• Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne. Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 99.
• Gereon Christoph Maria Becking: Cistercian monasteries in Europe. Card collection. Lukas Verlag Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-931836-44-4 , sheet 63 C.

Web links

• Mention of “Beauvoir” in the Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis
• "Beauvoir" entry on the Certosa di Firenze website, with localization
• Page in the Cistercian project by the photographer Carsten Gier
• Informative page on the Beauvoir Monastery, French, illustrated

Coordinates: 47 ° 7 '17.4 "  N , 2 ° 14' 17.8"  E