Bœuil Abbey (french: Abbaye de Bœuil; la, Bulium), also called Our Lady Abbey (''Abbaye Notre-Dame''), was a
Cistercian
The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ...
monastery in
Veyrac,
Limousin,
France. It was destroyed during the
French Revolution.
History
The abbey was probably founded in 1123 by Ramnulphe de Nieul, Dean of the chapter of Dorat, as the daughter house of
Dalon Abbey
Dalon Abbey ( la, Dalona; french: Abbaye de Dalon; oc, Abadiá de Dalon) is a former Cistercian monastery in Sainte-Trie, Dordogne, southwestern France. It is listed as a Monuments historiques, Historic Monument.
History
Dalon Abbey was founded ...
. The latter took on the Cistercian Rule in 1126, in line with
Pontigny Abbey; so did Bœuil. Bœuil prospered and founded a daughter house at
Saint-Léonard des Chaumes in the province of
Aunis.
Like many other abbeys in the 15th century, Bœuil Abbey and its goods were placed under the authority of a layman for whom the monastery was a source of revenue rather than a place of worship. Despite several attempts of recovery, the abbey continued to decline.
In 1790, the Revolutionaries ousted the only remaining monk and destroyed the abbey. Although the abbey was still visible on the cadastral plan in 1808, the site was turned into a quarry in the 19th century.
No remnants of the abbey are visible today.
According to
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Leopold Janauschek (13 October 1827 – 23 July 1898) was an Austrian Cistercian historian.
Life
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, Bœuil Abbey had the order number CCCLXXVII (377).
See also
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List of Cistercian monasteries in France
The following is a list of Cistercian monasteries in France, including current and former Cistercian abbeys, and a few priories, on the current territory of France, for both monks and nuns.
These religious houses have belonged, at different tim ...
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Cistercian monasteries in France
12th-century establishments in France
1123 establishments
Buildings and structures in Haute-Vienne
Monasteries destroyed during the French Revolution