The Abbey of Fontenay is one of the "daughters" of Citeaux. The Cistercian movement was founded by Bernard de Clairvaux, in Clairvaux itself in the current department of Aube, in …

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August 7, 2024

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The Abbey of Fontenay was, like all monasteries and places of worship, of course founded or built first and foremost as a place of prayer. Due to its outstanding importance, it has also been "ennobled" by UNESCO with the title of "World Cultural Heritage". The German-language television series "Treasures of the World - Heritage of Humanity" documents these special sites all over the world in quarter-hour contributions. One episode also deals with this abbey, on the website you can read:

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July 3, 2017

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The Abbey of Fontenay (Fontanetum) is a Cistercian monastery founded in France in 1118 by Bernhard von Clairvaux, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.
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