Cistercian Abbey of L'Eau

The Cistercian Abbey of L'Eau was 1225-1792 a monastery of Cistercian nuns in Ver-lès-Chartres , Eure-et-Loir , France.

history

The local rulers donated the Cistercian Abbey of Notre-Dame de l'Eau (Our Lady of the Water) south of Chartres on the banks of the Eure in 1225 , which was destroyed and rebuilt several times over the course of history, until it was closed and rebuilt in 1792 by the French Revolution the result was predominant dismantling. The remains that still exist (including the entrance portal from the 13th century), which are located on private property, have been a listed building since 2014. The street name Rue de l'Abbaye de l'Eau in Ver-lès-Chartres is reminiscent of the former monastery.

literature

Manual literature

• Gallia Christiana , Vol. 8, Column 1326-1328 (with list of abbesses)
• Laurent Henri Cottineau : Repertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés . Vol. 1. Protat, Mâcon 1939–1970. Reprint: Brepols, Turnhout 1995. Columns 1015-1016.
• Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 105.
• 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 "Eau, l '" in the Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis
• "Eau, l '" entry on the Certosa di Firenze website, with localization
• Page in the Cistercian project by the photographer Carsten Gier
• Monument page to the monastery, French, illustrated
• Monastery data in the Bibliothèque nationale de France; BnF / Data

Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '30.4 "  N , 1 ° 28' 42.4"  E