Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
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Location
Burgundy Region

Country
France

Year of Research
1981

Culture
    In 1119,this stark Burgundian monastery was established by St Bernard.
    With its church, cloister, refectory, sleeping quarters, bakery and ironworks, it is an excellent explanation of the ideal of self-sufficiency as practised by the earliest communities of Cistercian monks.





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