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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abbey of Clairvaux | 1 |
Statements (50)
| 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
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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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Abbey of Clairvaux