abbeys
- St-Michel-De-Cuxa Abbey Codalet, France
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Kinloss Abbey
Kinloss, Scotland
Walled burial ground containing ruins of Kinloss Abbey.
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Dorchester Abbey
Dorchester-on-Thames, England
12th-14th cents.
Now an Anglican parish church, Dorchester Abbey was originally a cathedral founded by St. Birinus (in 635 CE) and later became an Augustinian abbey.
- Abbey Church Fontevraud l'Abbaye, France
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St-Denis
Paris, France
The imposing Basilique St-Denis is notable for its early Gothic architecture and its history as a burial site of French monarchs.
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Fontenay Abbey
Marmagne, France
Nestled in a wooded valley in Burgundy, the Abbey of Fontenay is a well-restored 12th-century Cistercian monastery founded by St. Bernard of Clairvaux.
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Fossanova Abbey
1163-1208
Begun in 1163, Fossanova is considered a magnificent example of Cistercian architecture, reflecting that of Clairvaux.
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Casamari Abbey
Italy
This active Cistercian monastery southeast of Rome dates from the 13th century. Its austere church has delicate columns, vaulted ceilings, small stained-glass windows and a lovely cloister.
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Abbey of Sant'Antimo
Italy
1118
Founded in 770 in a Tuscan valley near Siena, Sant'Antimo may be the most beautiful abbey in Italy. Gregorian chant can be heard from inside the elegant Romanesque church throughout the day.
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Mount Angel Abbey
Mount Angel, Oregon
Benedictine abbey and seminary founded in 1882 by monks from Engelberg, Switzerland.
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Imperial Abbey of Lorsch
800
This ruined abbey with a well-preserved gatehouse is a rare and important survival of Carolingian architecture. Charlemagne attended its consecration in 774.