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Abbey Of Notre-Dame De Langonnet
Langonnet Abbey, formally the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Langonnet (french: Abbaye de Langonnet, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Langonnet), which became the Langonnet stud farm between 1807 and 1857, is a former Cistercians, Cistercian abbey belonging to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Quimper, diocese of Quimper (now Vannes). It is located in the Gourin deanery, east of the village of Langonnet, on the road to Plouray. It now belongs to the Congrégation du Saint-Esprit. It was listed as a ''monument historique'' by decree on September 25, 1928. Its Gothic architecture, ogival-style chapter house dates back to the 13th century. History Middle age The site of the present-day abbey was probably occupied as early as the 5th century by Breton immigrants from United Kingdom, across the Channel, perhaps disciples of , but nothing remains of the original buildings. Notre-Dame de Langonnet Abbey was founded on June 20, 1136 by Conan III, Duke of Brittany, Conan III, List of monarchs of Brittany, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langonnet
Langonnet () is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography Langonnet is in north-west part of Cornouaille, in Lower Brittany. It's one of the few Cornouaille parishes that are now in the Morbihan department. Thus the main language was the Breton language until the advent of intensive farming after the second world war at which point the people, who were bilingual, switched to the French language. The parish holds two main human settlements: * the actual town of Langonnet in the south * the town of La Trinité-Langonnet in north-east In the south-east there's the Notre-Dame de Langonnet abbey. Topography The highest point of the parish the ''calotte Saint Joseph'', a round hill whose top is at 292 meters. It offers a nice view over the surrounding area (most of the parish is at 190 meter level). Neighboring communes Langonnet is border by Plouray and Priziac to the east, by Le Faouët to the south, by Le Saint and Gourin to the wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
