Abbaye de Sénanque

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Abbaye de Sénanque is a 12th-century Cistercian monastery in Provence, France, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and surrounding lavender fields.

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Abbey of Sénanque 1
Sénanque Abbey 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cistercian monastery
Roman Catholic monastery
cultural heritage site
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
country France
currentUse active monastery
place of worship
tourist site
foundedAs Cistercian abbey
foundedInCentury 12th century
foundedInYear 1148
founder Cistercian monks from Mazan Abbey
hasBuildingPart abbey church
chapter house
cloister
dormitory
refectory
scriptorium
hasFeature austere façade
bell tower over crossing
enclosed cloister garden
small round-arched windows
stone barrel vaults
hasTouristSeasonPeak summer
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France) NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationDate 1921
heritageStatus protected historic monument of France
knownFor Romanesque architecture NERFINISHED
lavender fields
monastic simplicity
languageOfSignage English
French
locatedIn Gordes NERFINISHED
locatedInDepartment Vaucluse NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
locatedInValley Vallon de la Sénancole NERFINISHED
locatedNear Gordes NERFINISHED
Luberon NERFINISHED
mainPhotographicMotive abbey façade with lavender fields in foreground
monksFollow Rule of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Avignon NERFINISHED
Cavaillon NERFINISHED
offers guided tours
spiritual retreats
order Cistercian Order NERFINISHED
partOf Cistercian order expansion in Provence
region Provence NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surroundedBy lavender fields
wooded hills

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CMN manages Abbaye de Sénanque
subject surface form: Centre des monuments nationaux
Gordes hasLandmark Abbaye de Sénanque
Gordes locatedNear Abbaye de Sénanque
this entity surface form: Sénanque Abbey
Cistercian architecture hasNotableExample Abbaye de Sénanque
this entity surface form: Abbey of Sénanque