Fontevraud Abbey

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Fontevraud Abbey is a historic monastic complex in the Loire Valley of France, renowned as the burial site of several Plantagenet royals and as one of the largest surviving medieval abbeys in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine abbey
former monastery
monastic complex
affiliation Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
burialPlaceOf Eleanor of Aquitaine
Henry II of England
Isabella of Angoulême
King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England
convertedInto prison
country France
currentUse cultural center
museum
tourist attraction
dedicatedTo John the Baptist
surface form: Saint John the Baptist

Virgin Mary
dissolved French Revolution
founded 1101
foundedBy Robert of Arbrissel
governedBy abbess
hasCollection contemporary art installations
medieval art
hasPart Abbey church of Notre-Dame de Fontevraud
chapter house
cloisters
kitchens of Fontevraud
refectory
heritageDesignation Monument historique
knownFor necropolis of the Plantagenets
one of the largest surviving medieval abbeys in Europe
locatedIn Fontevraud Abbey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fontevraud-l’Abbaye

Loire Valley
Maine-et-Loire
Pays de la Loire
near Chinon
Saumur
notableFeature double monastery for men and women
royal effigies of Plantagenet kings and queens
partOf Angevin Empire
prisonUseEnd 1963
prisonUseStart early 19th century
religiousOrder Benedictines
surface form: Benedictine Order

Order of Fontevraud
roofType domed nave
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2000
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite part of Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
usedAs central prison of France

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Henry II of England burialPlace Fontevraud Abbey
Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France locatedIn Fontevraud Abbey
subject surface form: Fontevraud Abbey
this entity surface form: Fontevraud-l’Abbaye
Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France namedAfter Fontevraud Abbey
subject surface form: Fontevraud Abbey
this entity surface form: Fontevraud-l’Abbaye
Maine-et-Loire department hasLandmark Fontevraud Abbey
subject surface form: Maine-et-Loire
this entity surface form: Abbaye de Fontevraud
Maine-et-Loire contains Fontevraud Abbey
this entity surface form: Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Maine-et-Loire contains Fontevraud Abbey
this entity surface form: Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud
Fontevraud Abbey locatedIn Fontevraud Abbey self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fontevraud-l’Abbaye