Detail of an angel in the cloister galleries of Fontevraud Royal Abbey (1543)

Royal Abbey of Fontevraud

 

Founded in 1101 by Breton reforming monk Robert of Arbrissel. The abbey of Fontevraud, of Gothic style, was erected as both abbey and royal necropolis by Henri II Plantagenêt king of England, independent of all monastic orders, but of benedictine inspiration. It was the most powerful abbey of France, and one of the vastest in Europe.

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