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Bassac - Abbaye Saint-Étienne
The Abbaye Saint-Étienne ("Abbey of Saint Steven") was founded in 1002, the first consecration took place already in 1015. Between 1094 and 1246 the convent was depending from the Abbey of Saint-Jean-d'Angély (50kms northwest). After 1246 the convent a new church and a new cloister was erected.
During the Hundred Years War the abbey was badly damaged by English-Gascognic troops, but got rebuilt later and surrounded by a wall. During the Wars of Religions the abbey was besieged and destroyed by Protestant and later Catholic troops. The reconstruction took a century.
The restauration of the 19th century saved the buildings that since 1947 hosts convent of the "Congrégation des frères missionnaires de Sainte-Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus".
Inside the abbey church are the graves of Wardrade, Count of Jarnac,
and his wife Rixendis, the founders of the monastery.
During the Hundred Years War the abbey was badly damaged by English-Gascognic troops, but got rebuilt later and surrounded by a wall. During the Wars of Religions the abbey was besieged and destroyed by Protestant and later Catholic troops. The reconstruction took a century.
The restauration of the 19th century saved the buildings that since 1947 hosts convent of the "Congrégation des frères missionnaires de Sainte-Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus".
Inside the abbey church are the graves of Wardrade, Count of Jarnac,
and his wife Rixendis, the founders of the monastery.
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