Abbey of Fontevraud - Maine-et-Loire
author: S.Aubin/Novapix
reference: t-fra49-00824
Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 45 cm
Grand Moutier cloister. The Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault was a monastery in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Saumur, in Anjou, France. It was founded in 1101 by Robert of Arbrissel. The complex of monastic buildings served as a prison from 1804 to 1963.