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Fontenelles Abbey
Fontenelles Abbey or Les Fontenelles Abbey (french: Abbaye des Fontenelles; Abbaye Notre-Dame des Fontenelles; la, Fontenellae, Fintanelum, Fontenacum or ''Fontenaeum'') was an Augustinian monastery in the former commune of Saint-André-d'Ornay (incorporated into La Roche-sur-Yon in 1964), in the Vendée, France. History The abbey was founded in 1210 by local landowners Guillaume de Mauléon, ''seigneur'' of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, and his wife Béatrice de Machecoul, lady of the manors of La Roche-sur-Yon and Luçon. The monastery was originally Benedictine but after a lawsuit broke out between the abbot of Fontenelles and the abbot of Marmoutier, a prestigious Benedictine monastery, the community became Augustinian, as a daughter house of the nearby Chancelade Abbey, in about 1224.''Gallia Christiana'', tome 2 (relatif aux provinces ecclésiastiques de Bourges et de Bordeaux), cols 1433-1437. Imprimerie royale, Paris, 1720 The church was dedicated in 1248 by Jean de Melun, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontenelle Abbey
Fontenelle Abbey or the Abbey of St. Wandrille is a Order of Saint Benedict, Benedictine monastery in the commune of Rives-en-Seine. It was founded in 649 near Caudebec-en-Caux in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. First foundation It was founded by Wandregisel or Saint Wandrille (d. 22 July 668) and his nephew Godo, on land obtained through the influence of Wandregisel's friend Saint Ouen, Archbishop of Rouen. Wandrille, being of the royal family of Austrasia, held a high position in the court of his kinsman Dagobert I, but wishing to devote his life to God, he retired to the abbey of Montfaucon-d'Argonne, in Champagne (province), Champagne, in 629. Later he went to Bobbio Abbey and then to Romainmôtier Abbey, where he remained for ten years. In 648 he returned to Normandy and established the monastery of Fontenelle, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
