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Fontevraud-l'Abbaye (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃təvʁo labei] ⓘ) is a commune in the western French department of Maine-et-Loire. It is situated both in the Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site between Chalonnes-sur-Loire and Sully-sur-Loire, and the Loire Anjou Touraine French regional natural park.
Jun 7, 2023 · Founded in 1101, the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud, located in the Pays de la Loire region, is the largest monastic settlement inherited from the Middle Ages. Fully restored, the site now brings its rich heritage to life with a multidisciplinary cultural programme and a host of digital installations.
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In 1975, the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud opened to the public, ending nine centuries of life behind closed doors and opening the way to the ‘ideal city’ – in the words of its founder – that can be visited today. Fontevraud Abbey was founded in 1101 by iconoclastic preacher Robert d’Arbrissel. Eleanor of Aquitaine is the emblematic ...
In the village of Fontevraud are some remarkable monuments such as the Sainte-Catherine funeral chapel dating from 1225 or the Saint-Michel parish church with its polychrome Plantagenet style vault. Rue de l'Hôpital can be seen the dovecotes of the old hospices built at the instigation of Madame de Montespan residing in Fontevraud alongside ...
Mar 13, 2017 · Founded in 1100 as a double monastery where monks and nuns lived side by side, this expansive abbey in France is the unlikely home of the tomb of one of the most legendary English kings, Richard...
The Abbey de Fontevraud was the burial place of several of the important Plantagenet family members. Eleanor of Aquitaine died at the Abbey in 1204 and was entombed there alongside her husband Henri II of France who died in 1189 in nearby Chinon. It was she who commissioned the effigies that lie in the nave. Her son Richard the Lionheart died ...
Sep 28, 2023 · The Bells of Fontevraud. As we wandered around the grounds, we stumbled across a massive church bell and discovered that the Abbey plays host to a bell project. Unfortunately, like many things, the original bells were destroyed during the French Revolution. The bell we found was installed in 2022 and named after the first abbess Petronilla.
