Abbaye aux Dames

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Abbaye aux Dames is a former Benedictine nunnery in Caen, France, founded in the 11th century by William the Conqueror’s wife Matilda of Flanders and renowned for its Romanesque architecture.

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Abbaye aux Dames canonical 1
Abbaye-aux-Dames 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine nunnery
Romanesque church
former monastery
historic monument
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
associatedWith William the Conqueror NERFINISHED
country France
currentUse secular public building complex
dedicatedTo Holy Trinity
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
foundedBy Matilda of Flanders NERFINISHED
Queen Matilda of England NERFINISHED
wife of William the Conqueror
foundedByTitle Duchess of Normandy NERFINISHED
foundedInCentury 11th century
foundedInPeriod Middle Ages
foundedUnderRuler William the Conqueror NERFINISHED
genderOfCommunity female religious community
hasAlternativeName Abbaye de la Trinité de Caen NERFINISHED
Abbey of the Ladies NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSignificance important example of Norman Romanesque architecture
hasFounderRole queen consort of England
hasHeritageStatus protected historic site in France
hasHistoricalEra Norman period NERFINISHED
hasNativeName Abbaye aux Dames NERFINISHED
hasPatron Norman ducal family
hasType abbey
monastic complex
nunnery
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
isPartOf medieval monastic network of Normandy
locatedIn Caen NERFINISHED
Calvados NERFINISHED
France
Normandy NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Europe
notableFor Romanesque architecture
role in Norman ducal patronage
originalFunction convent for Benedictine nuns
religiousAffiliation Catholicism
religiousOrder Benedictines NERFINISHED

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Caen hasLandmark Abbaye aux Dames
Caen stone notableUseInBuilding Abbaye aux Dames
this entity surface form: Abbaye-aux-Dames