Saintes - Abbaye aux Dames
Saintes - Abbaye aux Dames
Saintes - Abbaye aux Dames
Saintes - Abbaye aux Dames
Saintes - Abbaye aux Dames
Saintes - Abbaye aux Dames
Saintes - Abbaye aux Dames
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Saintes - Abbaye aux Dames
The Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames was the first Benedictine abbey for women Charente-Maritime. It was founded in 1047 by Geoffrey II (aka "Geoffrey Martel"), Count of Anjou, and his first wife Agnes of Burgundy. Eleanor of Aquitaine, mother of Richard Lionheart, was a great donor here.
The place, where the abbey got erected, was a large Roman cemetery. Where the church is now, existed an Oratorium before, containing the tomb of Saint Pallais.
Saintes was a major halt for all the pilgrims following the Via Turonensis to Santiago, so the abbey developed well, during the first two centuries. During the 100 Year´s War the abbey got ruined, reconstructed later, it got severely damaged by Huguenots during the Wars of Religions.
The abbey existed up to the end of the 18th century. During the French Revolution some buildings got destroyed, the remaining ones served as prison and since 1808 as a barracks. The church was used as a stable for the horses of the cavalry. As there was no proper use for a Gothic cloister, it got demolished.
The barracks existed still in the early 1920s. The first renovation of the complex was done from 1930 on. In 1938 the abbey church "Sainte-Marie" got consecrated again. Here it is seen just after noontime.
The place, where the abbey got erected, was a large Roman cemetery. Where the church is now, existed an Oratorium before, containing the tomb of Saint Pallais.
Saintes was a major halt for all the pilgrims following the Via Turonensis to Santiago, so the abbey developed well, during the first two centuries. During the 100 Year´s War the abbey got ruined, reconstructed later, it got severely damaged by Huguenots during the Wars of Religions.
The abbey existed up to the end of the 18th century. During the French Revolution some buildings got destroyed, the remaining ones served as prison and since 1808 as a barracks. The church was used as a stable for the horses of the cavalry. As there was no proper use for a Gothic cloister, it got demolished.
The barracks existed still in the early 1920s. The first renovation of the complex was done from 1930 on. In 1938 the abbey church "Sainte-Marie" got consecrated again. Here it is seen just after noontime.
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