Clairvaux Abbey

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Clairvaux Abbey was a prominent Cistercian monastery in northeastern France, historically renowned as the community led by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and later infamous as the site of a major French prison.

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Abbey of Clairvaux 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cistercian monastery
former monastery
historic site
architecturalStyle Romanesque
early Gothic
convertedTo state prison
coordinates 48.18°N 4.83°E
country France
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
diocese Diocese of Langres NERFINISHED
founded 1115
foundedAsDaughterHouseOf Cîteaux Abbey NERFINISHED
foundedBy Bernard of Clairvaux NERFINISHED
Hugh of Vitry NERFINISHED
foundedInCentury 12th century
heritageStatus listed historic monument of France
influenced expansion of the Cistercian Order in Europe
locatedIn Ville-sous-la-Ferté NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerProvince Champagne NERFINISHED
locatedInHistoricalRegion northeastern France
locatedInRegion Grand Est NERFINISHED
memberOf Cistercian Order NERFINISHED
monasticLifeEnded 1792
motherHouseOf Altenberg Abbey NERFINISHED
Clairmarais Abbey NERFINISHED
Eberbach Abbey NERFINISHED
Foigny Abbey NERFINISHED
Fountains Abbey NERFINISHED
Heiligenkreuz Abbey NERFINISHED
Himmerod Abbey NERFINISHED
Lérins Abbey (Cistercian reform) NERFINISHED
Mellifont Abbey NERFINISHED
Morimond Abbey NERFINISHED
Pontigny Abbey NERFINISHED
Rievaulx Abbey NERFINISHED
Tintern Abbey NERFINISHED
Villiers Abbey NERFINISHED
notableAbbot Bernard of Clairvaux NERFINISHED
Geoffrey of Auxerre NERFINISHED
William of Saint-Thierry NERFINISHED
notableFor association with Bernard of Clairvaux
influence on medieval monastic architecture
later use as a major French prison
role in the Cistercian reform movement
openToPublic partially
ownedBy French state
religiousOrder Cistercians NERFINISHED
suppressedDuring French Revolution NERFINISHED
usedAsPrisonFrom 1808
usedAsPrisonUntil 21st century

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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux placeOfDeath Clairvaux Abbey
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux founded Clairvaux Abbey
Cistercian architecture hasNotableExample Clairvaux Abbey
this entity surface form: Abbey of Clairvaux