Clairvaux Abbey

metropolitan France · France

Clairvaux Abbey, France
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Founded in 1115 by Bernard of Clairvaux, this became one of the most influential Cistercian houses in medieval Europe. Much of the site later served as a prison, and surviving monastic buildings still stand within the walled complex.

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