Cistercian Abbey of Petit-Clairvaux

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The Cistercian Abbey of Petit-Clairvaux (also: Petit-Glairvaux ) was a monastery of the Cistercian women in Metz in France from 1304 to 1756 . It is not to be confused with the former Petit Clairvaux monastery of the Trappists in Canada.

history

In 1304, Bishop Rainald von Bar in Metz allowed the establishment of the Cistercian convent Petit-Clairvaux in a place that had belonged to the Cistercians since 1289 and which had been settled by the sack brothers before that . In 1631 the priory was elevated to an abbey. The first abbess was Yolande de Montarby (1559–1655), at whose funeral Bossuet gave the first of his later famous funeral speeches. In 1741 Petit-Clairvaux received the property of the Cistercian monastery Pontifroy , which had just been dissolved , but was in turn dissolved in 1756. Today the place is built elsewhere. Only the street name Chaplerue (= chapelle-rue "Kapellenstrasse") is reminiscent of the former monastery, some of which are moving remains in the museum.

literature

  • Gregor Müller: Contribution to the history of the former Cistercian monastery in Metz. In: Cistercienser Chronik 27, 1915, pp. 15-22.
  • Gereon Christoph Maria Becking: Cistercian monasteries in Europe, map collection. Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-931836-44-4 , sheet 64 A.
  • Laurent Henri Cottineau : Repertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés. Vol. 1. Protat, Mâcon 1939–1970. Reprint: Brepols, Turnhout 1995. Column 1836.
  • Gallia Christiana 13, pp. 835–836 (with list of abbesses).
  • Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne. Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 202.

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Coordinates: 49 ° 6 '59.2 "  N , 6 ° 10' 35.4"  E