Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France

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Fontevraud Abbey in Anjou, France is a historic monastic complex and royal necropolis renowned as the burial site of several Plantagenet kings and queens.

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Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine abbey
monastic complex
royal necropolis
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
burialPlaceOf Eleanor of Aquitaine
Henry II of England
Isabella of Angoulême
King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England

other members of the House of Anjou-Plantagenet
country France
currentUse cultural center
museum
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
fateDuringFrenchRevolution suppressed as a monastery
foundedBy Robert of Arbrissel
foundedIn 1101
foundedUnderPope Pope Paschal II
genderStructure community of both monks and nuns
governanceFeature men and women under authority of an abbess
governedBy abbess
hasPart Abbey church of Notre-Dame de Fontevraud
chapter house
cloisters
dormitories
kitchens
refectory
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
knownFor burial place of Plantagenet dynasty members
double monastery for men and women
laterUse prison
locatedIn Anjou
Fontevraud Abbey
surface form: Fontevraud-l’Abbaye

Maine-et-Loire
Pays de la Loire
namedAfter Fontevraud Abbey
surface form: Fontevraud-l’Abbaye
near Saumur
notableFeature large monastic complex preserved over centuries
recumbent effigies of Plantagenet royals
prisonUseFrom 1804
prisonUseUntil 1963
regionHistorically historical province of Anjou
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Order of Fontevraud
significance major religious center in medieval France
tourism important tourist attraction in the Loire Valley
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2000
UNESCOStatus Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: part of Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes World Heritage Site

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King Richard the Lionheart burialPlace Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
subject surface form: Richard I of England
Eleanor of Aquitaine deathPlace Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
this entity surface form: Fontevraud Abbey
Eleanor of Aquitaine burialPlace Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
this entity surface form: Fontevraud Abbey
Isabella of Angoulême deathPlace Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
this entity surface form: Fontevraud Abbey
Isabella of Angoulême burialPlace Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
this entity surface form: Fontevraud Abbey