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Abbey of Fontevraud - Maine-et-Loire

author: S.Aubin/Novapix

reference: t-fra49-00819

Image Size 300 DPI: 46 * 30 cm

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.

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12TH CENTURY - 2018 - CHURCH - FONTEVRAUD - FRANCE - LANDSCAPE - LOIRE - MAINE-ET-LOIRE - MONASTERY - MONUMENT - PAYS DE LA LOIRE - RELIGION - UNESCO - WINTER - WORLD HERITAGE -