Cistercian Abbey of Clavas
The Cistercian Abbey clavas was from 1233 to 1765, a French monastery of Cistercian nuns in Riotord , a commune in the Haute-Loire .
history
The women's monastery Clavas (Latin Clavassium or Clavata , from clavis = key, cf. German monastery from Latin claudere = to close) consecrated to Saint Austregisil von Bourges was founded before 1176 in a valley east of Riotord and in 1259 was subordinated to the Cistercian Abbey of Mazan . In 1765 the remaining nuns were incorporated into the La Séauve-Bénite monastery , which was called La Séauve-Clavas until it was dissolved by the French Revolution .
In the hamlet of Clavas, by the La Clavarine stream , the monastery church, rectory and entrance gate have been preserved. In two places you can still see the monastery coat of arms with two crossed keys. The place, which is managed by an association ( Les Clavari et amis ), is a member of the European Charter of Cistercian Abbeys and Places . Among other things, he created a monastery garden. Habitable buildings are maintained by the scout organization Éclaireurs neutres de France .
literature
- Robert Bergeron: L'abbaye cistercienne de Notre-Dame de Clavas aux XVIe et XVIIe siècles . In: Cahiers de la Haute-Loire, 2004, pp. 59-70.
- Jean Theillière (1818–1902): Notes historiques sur les monastères de La Séauve, Bellecombe, Clavas et Montfaucon de l'Ordre de Cîteaux . 4 vols. J.-M. Freydier, Saint-Etienne 1872–1880.
- Monastère de Clavas (1880) 114 pages.
- Pierre Cubizolles: Le diocèse du Puy-en-Velay des origines à nos jours. Editions Créer, Nonette 2005, p. 134.
- Laurent Henri Cottineau : Repertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés . Vol. 1. Protat, Mâcon 1939–1970. Reprint: Brepols, Turnhout 1995. Column 804.
- Sites cisterciens d'Europe. Cistercian Sites in Europe. Edition Charte européenne des Abbayes et Sites cisterciens, Antwerp 2012, p. 59.
- Philippe Méry: Abbayes, prieurés et couvents de France . Editions du Crapaud, La Roche-sur-Yon 2013, p. 83.
- Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 52.
Web links
- Abbaye Notre-Dame de Clavas in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Mention of clavas in the Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis, without information
- "Clavas" entry on the Certosa di Firenze website, with localization
- Page Clavas in the Cistercian project by the photographer Carsten Gier
- Website of the monastery site
- Website of the Friends of Clavas Association, French, illustrated
- Brief history of the monastery, French
- Tourism page, with localization
- Monastery site of the local boy scouts
Coordinates: 45 ° 13 ′ 19.3 ″ N , 4 ° 28 ′ 9.3 ″ E