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Image: Monastery Buildings
Center of the monastic complex looking east, with modern landscaped gardens and later buildings. Fontenay Abbey was founded by St Bernard of Clairvaux in 1118. The abbey church was dedicated in 1147 and the monastic complex was completed by 1200.
Fontenay Abbey, Marmagne, France
by Holly Hayes
on May 30, 2008
subjects: — Post: Castles, Churches and Frogs in Northern Burgundy — Place: Fontenay Abbey