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Caen - Abbaye aux Hommes
Caen was a settlement already in Roman times, but prospered, when William the Conqueror (aka "William the Bastard") built a castle here. When William married Matilda of Flanders (~ 1051) a papal ban was issued at the Council of Reims on the grounds of consanguinity. In 1059 Pope Nicholas awarded dispensation, after William and Matilda agreed to found to monasteries as penance.
William founded the Abbey of Saint-Etienne (aka "Abbaye aux Hommes"), Matilda founded the Abbey Sainte-Trinité (aka "Abbaye aux Dames"). The erection of both abbeys started in Caen around 1060.
The "Abbaye aux Hommes" was suppressed during the French Revolution, the Benedictine monks left. The church, seen here, became a parish church after the revolution.
For the first time in France, a ribbed vault was used here about 1120. The Romanesque apse was replaced already in 1166 by an early Gothic chevet, with rosette windows and flying buttresses. Nine towers and spires were added in the 13th century.
William founded the Abbey of Saint-Etienne (aka "Abbaye aux Hommes"), Matilda founded the Abbey Sainte-Trinité (aka "Abbaye aux Dames"). The erection of both abbeys started in Caen around 1060.
The "Abbaye aux Hommes" was suppressed during the French Revolution, the Benedictine monks left. The church, seen here, became a parish church after the revolution.
For the first time in France, a ribbed vault was used here about 1120. The Romanesque apse was replaced already in 1166 by an early Gothic chevet, with rosette windows and flying buttresses. Nine towers and spires were added in the 13th century.
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