Cistercian Abbey of Le Réconfort

The Cistercian Abbey Le Réconfort was a French monastery of the Cistercian women in Saizy , Canton Clamecy , Département Nièvre , Diocese Nevers from 1235 to 1791 .

history

In 1235 Mathilde von Courtenay founded the Cistercian convent Notre-Dame-du-Réconfort ("Maria Trost"), whose church was inaugurated personally in 1246 by Pope Innocent IV . The monastery, which was rebuilt like a castle in the 17th century , was closed by the French Revolution in 1791 , was owned by Charles Dupin and his descendants from 1825 to 1949 and has been a rehabilitation center since 1987. The chapter house and sacristy are preserved from the medieval buildings . A statue of Maria Trost (in the form of a protective cloak Madonna from the 16th century) stands today in the church of Monceaux-le-Comte .

literature

• Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 71.

Web links

• Mention of «Réconfort, le» in the Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis
• Website of the European Charter of Cistercian Abbeys and Places
• Site of the rehab center, French, illustrated
• Monastery entry in the Base Mérimée, French, illustrated, with literature

Coordinates: 47 ° 20 ′ 43.3 "  N , 3 ° 40 ′ 16.2"  E