Abbey of Fontevraud - Maine-et-Loire

by: S.Aubin/Novapix
Reference: t-fra49-00801
Date: 2018-02-23

The Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault was a monastery in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Saumur, in Anjou, France. It was founded in 1101 by Robert of Arbrissel. The complex of monastic buildings served as a prison from 1804 to 1963.

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