Cistercian Abbey of Bonlieu (Sarthe)

The Cistercian Abbey Bonlieu (Sarthe) was 1219-1790 a monastery of Cistercian nuns in Dissay-sous-Courcillon , Sarthe , France.

history

In 1219, Guillaume des Roches founded the Cistercian Abbey Bonlieu (Latin: Bonus Locus "Good Place") on the Loir River in Bannes (today: Dissay-sous-Courcillon, not far from Château-du-Loir ), in which he was buried. In 1790, the French Revolution closed the monastery and dismantled most of the buildings. Between Dissay and Château-du-Loir, the field name La Croix de Bonlieu , the street name Bonlieu and the name of the Hippodrome de Bonlieu racecourse are reminiscent of the former monastery.

literature

• Joseph Avril: Les fondations, l'organization et l'évolution des établissements de moniales dans le diocèse d'Angers (du XIe au XIIIe siècles) . In: Les religieuses en France au XIIIe siècle , ed. by Michel Parisse. Nancy 1989, pp. 27-67.

Manual literature

• Gallia Christiana , vol. 14, columns 538-540 (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 422.
• Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 282.
• Gereon Christoph Maria Becking: Cistercian monasteries in Europe. Card collection . Lukas Verlag Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-931836-44-4 , sheet 63 A.

Web links

• Mention of "Bonlieu (Sarthe)" in the Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis
• Entry “Bonlieu (Sarthe)” on the Certosa di Firenze website
• Page in the Cistercian project by the photographer Carsten Gier
• Ghislain Baury: Les moniales cisterciennes dans le Maine médiéval. In: Annales de Bretagne et des Pays de l'Ouest 120-3, 2013, pp. 49-64 .

Coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′ 43.1 ″  N , 0 ° 27 ′ 19.2 ″  E