Landévennec Abbey () is a
Benedictine
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...
monastery
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at
Landévennec in
Brittany
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, in the department of
Finistère
Finistère (, ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. Its prefecture is Quimper and its largest city is Brest, France, Brest. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.[Winwaloe
Winwaloe (; ; or ; – 3 March 532) was the founder and first abbot of Landévennec Abbey (literally " Lann of Venec"), also known as the Monastery of Winwaloe. It was just south of Brest in Brittany, now part of France.
Life
Winwaloe was th ...]
(). It became a
Benedictine
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...
house in the eighth century. It was attacked and burned by
Vikings
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9â ...
in 913 and was subsequently rebuilt in stone.
The abbey was suppressed in 1793 during the
French Revolution and the goods and premises were sold off.
Second foundation
In 1950 the site was bought by the Benedictine community of
Kerbénéat,
[Paul Burns, ''Butler's Lives of the Saints'', March (2000), p. 24.] who built new premises. The community formed part of the
Subiaco Congregation, since 2013 the
Subiaco Cassinese Congregation.
See also
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List of Carolingian monasteries
This is a partial list of monasteries of the Carolingian Empire, in Western Europe around the year 800.
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Carolingian architecture
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St Tudy
St Tudy () is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in north Cornwall, England. The village is situated in the River Camel valley approximately five miles northeast of Wadebridge.
History
The village is mentioned as having a cat ...
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Landévennec Group
Notes and references
Sources
Website of Landévennec Abbey
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Benedictine monasteries in France
Carolingian architecture
Buildings and structures in Finistère
Ruins in Brittany
Tourist attractions in Finistère
Monuments historiques of Finistère