Abbaye de Cluny - Cluny, France
N 46° 26.087 E 004° 39.501
31T E 627399 N 5143692
[FR] L'abbaye de Cluny, en Saône-et-Loire, fut fondée le 2 septembre 9091 ou 910 par le duc d'Aquitaine et comte d'Auvergne Guillaume Ier. [EN] Cluny Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France.
Waymark Code: WMHXJP
Location: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Date Posted: 08/24/2013
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[FR] Cluny est le symbole du renouveau monastique en Occident ; l'abbaye fut un foyer de réformation de la règle bénédictine et un centre intellectuel de premier plan au Moyen Âge classique. Il n'en subsiste aujourd'hui qu'une partie des bâtiments, faisant l'objet de protections au titre des Monuments historiques2 et gérés par le Centre des monuments nationaux. Les bâtiments de l'abbaye abritent depuis la fin du XIXe siècle l'un des centres de l'école d'ingénieurs Arts et Métiers ParisTech.
[EN] It was built in the Romanesque style, with three churches built in succession from the 10th to the early 12th centuries.
Cluny was founded by William I, Duke of Aquitaine in 910. He nominated Berno as the first Abbot of Cluny, subject only to Pope Sergius III. The Abbey was notable for its stricter adherence to the Rule of St. Benedict and the place where the Benedictine Order was formed, whereby Cluny became acknowledged as the leader of western monasticism. The establishment of the Benedictine order was a keystone to the stability of European society that was achieved in the 11th century. In 1790 during the French Revolution, the abbey was sacked and mostly destroyed. Only a small part of the original remains.
Full name of the abbey/monastery/convent: Abbaye de Cluny
Address:
Palais Jean de Bourbon
Cluny, France
71250
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
Date founded/constructed: 910
Web Site: [Web Link]
Status of Use: Abandoned Ruin
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