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The '''Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames''' ({{lang-fr|Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes}}) was the first [[Rule of St. Benedict|Benedictine]] abbey for women in [[Saintes, Charente-Maritime|Saintes]] in [[Charente-Maritime]] in [[France]]. It was founded in 1047 by [[Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou]] and his wife [[Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine|Agnes]].<ref>Penelope D. Johnson, ''Equal in Monastic Profession: Religious Women in Medieval France'', (University of Chicago Press, 1991), 195-196.</ref> Later, Agnes would retire to the nunnery and die there.<ref>''The Chapter Book of the Nuns of Saintes'', Hugh Feiss, '''The Yale University Library Gazette''', Vol. 67, No. 1/2 (October 1992), 13.</ref>
The '''Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames''' ({{lang-fr|Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes}}) was the first [[Rule of St. Benedict|Benedictine]] nunnery in [[Saintes, Charente-Maritime|Saintes]] in [[Charente-Maritime]] in [[France]]. It was founded in 1047 by [[Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou]] and his wife [[Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine|Agnes]].<ref>Penelope D. Johnson, ''Equal in Monastic Profession: Religious Women in Medieval France'', (University of Chicago Press, 1991), 195-196.</ref> Agnes later retired to the nunnery and died there.<ref>''The Chapter Book of the Nuns of Saintes'', Hugh Feiss, '''The Yale University Library Gazette''', Vol. 67, No. 1/2 (October 1992), 13.</ref>


One of its abbesses was [[Agnès de Barbezieux]] (1134-1174), whose relative, [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]], was a generous donor to the abbey.
One of its abbesses was [[Agnès de Barbezieux]] (1134-1174), whose relative, [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]], was a generous donor to the abbey.
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Revision as of 19:00, 9 November 2018

Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames

The Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames (French: Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes) was the first Benedictine nunnery in Saintes in Charente-Maritime in France. It was founded in 1047 by Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou and his wife Agnes.[1] Agnes later retired to the nunnery and died there.[2]

One of its abbesses was Agnès de Barbezieux (1134-1174), whose relative, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was a generous donor to the abbey.

Madame de Montespan was educated here.

It is located next to the town's Arch of Germanicus and was classified a monument historique in 1948.[3]

Pictures

  • Church
    Church
  • Roman porch
    Roman porch
  • Door
    Door
  • Nave
    Nave

References

  1. ^ Penelope D. Johnson, Equal in Monastic Profession: Religious Women in Medieval France, (University of Chicago Press, 1991), 195-196.
  2. ^ The Chapter Book of the Nuns of Saintes, Hugh Feiss, The Yale University Library Gazette, Vol. 67, No. 1/2 (October 1992), 13.
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: PA00105245, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Ancienne abbaye des Dames
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