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Ruines grandioses

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L'abbaye du XIIe siècle fut pillée et en partie incendiée par les calvinistes au milieu du XVIe siècle. Elle a continué à exister, jusqu'à ce que la Révolution française la réduise à un tas de ruines et dissémine les membres existants.

Après sa vente en tant que bien national, elle est devenue une carrière de pierre, la population des alentours se livre au pillage des bâtiments, et le logis abbatial est incendié. Il ne serait probablement plus rien resté aujourd'hui de cette très importante abbaye cistercienne si au milieu du XIXe siècle Arcisse de Caumont (historien et archéologue) n'était pas intervenu en achetant les ruines dont cette "Porte Saint Louis" (porte romane du réfectoire) est classée Monument Historique en 1924.

Une maquette présentée sur le site permet de se rendre compte de la grandeur de l’ensemble abbatial (voir 1° PiP en haut à droite).

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GRADIOSE RUINS. The 12th-century abbey was looted and partly burned down by Calvinists in the mid-16th century. It continued to exist, until the French Revolution reduced it to a heap of ruins and scattered the existing members.

After its sale as a national asset, it became a stone quarry, the surrounding population looted buildings and the abbey house was set on fire. Nothing would probably have remained today of this very important Cistercian abbey if in the middle of the 19th century Arcisse de Caumont (historian and archaeologist) had not intervened by buying the ruins of which the "Porte Saint Louis" (Romanesque door of the refectory) is classified as a Monument History in 1924.

A model presented on the site gives an idea of the size of the abbey complex (see 1st PiP top right).

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 Nouchetdu38
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Une abbaye au passé tumultueux!!!! Intéressante explication!!!!!
Amitié****
4 years ago.
 Christa1004
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Thanks Roger, I am always impressed by such ancient ruins.
4 years ago.
 Christa1004
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Merci Jean-Pierre, je trouve cela toujours fascinant de connaître l'histoire de ces anciens sites.
4 years ago.
 Stan Askew
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beautiful photograph, Christa!
4 years ago.
 Christa1004
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Thanks Stan, and these ruins are really beautiful (if you can say that about ruins ;-))
4 years ago.

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