Cistercian Abbey of Moncé
The Cistercian Abbey Moncé (also: Moncey ) was from 1209 to 1792, a monastery of Cistercian nuns in Limeray , Indre-et-Loire , in France.
history
The local rulers founded the Cistercian monastery of Moncé (from Latin Mons coelestis = Himmelberg) between Blois and Tours on the banks of the Cisse in 1209 , which was subordinated to the Savigny monastery as a priory and soon housed 50 nuns. Elevated to an abbey in 1652 , the monastery was closed in 1792 by the French Revolution , later sold and dismantled. There are almost no residues. In Limeray, only the name of the Moncé Castle built on site and the street names Rue de Moncé and Rue des Caves de Moncé remind of the former monastery.
literature
- Gallia Christiana , Vol. 14, Column 335–337 (with list of abbesses)
- Laurent Henri Cottineau : Repertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés . Vol. 2. Protat, Mâcon 1939-1970. Reprint: Brepols, Turnhout 1995. Column 1879 (Moncé).
- Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 110 (Moncey).
- Gereon Christoph Maria Becking: Cistercian monasteries in Europe. Card collection . Lukas Verlag Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-931836-44-4 , sheet 63 C (Moncey).
Web links
- Mention of "Moncé" in the Encyclopaedia Cisterciensis
- "Moncey" entry on the Certosa di Firenze website, with localization
- Page in the Cistercian project by the photographer Carsten Gier
- Page in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture to the ring of the last abbess
- Page in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture to today's quiet garden at the monastery site
- Page in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture on Moncé Castle, with picture
Coordinates: 47 ° 27 '9.4 " N , 1 ° 1' 27.1" E