Chancelade Abbey (french: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade) is an
Augustinian monastery in
Chancelade
Chancelade (; oc, Chancelada) is a Communes of France, commune in the Dordogne Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The village is the site of Chancelade Abbey.
The so-called "Chancelade man" was found i ...
in the
Dordogne. It was founded in 1129.
The abbey was damaged by English troops in the 14th century during the
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of France, France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French Crown, ...
and again by Protestants in the 16th century during the
French Wars of Religion.
(
beatified in 1981 by
John Paul II) had the abbey restored in 1623.
He was consecrated abbot of Chancelade by
Urban VIII in 1636.
Economist
Nicolas Baudeau
Nicolas Baudeau () (25 April 1730 - 1792) was a Catholic cleric, theologian and economist, who was born in Amboise, France.
Biography
Baudeau became a monk at Chancelade Abbey, where he taught theology.
In 1765 he founded the first economics per ...
taught theology at the abbey.
A contemporary monastic community is now in occupation of some buildings and in 2016 completed a new community house on the site.
References
1129 establishments in Europe
1120s establishments in France
Augustinian monasteries in France
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