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Bar-Sur-Aube

Ville-Sous-La-Ferté

Clairvaux Abbey

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Ville-Sous-La-Ferté

Clairvaux Abbey

Clairvaux Abbey

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    1. Clairvaux Abbey – Bar-sur-Aube loop from Bar-sur-Aube

    55.6km

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    610m

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    January 27, 2024

    Clairvaux Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Ville-sous-la-Ferté in the Aube department in France. The abbey was founded in 1115 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, one of the most important figures of the Cistercian order. The abbey was a center of religion, culture and politics in the Middle Ages and the mother of many other monasteries in Europe. The abbey was abolished in 1792 during the French Revolution and converted into a prison, which is still in use today. The abbey is located in a green valley and has an impressive architecture in Romanesque and Gothic style. The abbey is a historic monument and can be visited under a guide.

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      January 27, 2024

      It was in 1115, on the borders of Champagne and Burgundy, that the future Bernard of Clairvaux, accompanied by 12 monks from Cîteaux, came to clear a clearing in the Val d'Absinthe.

      Later a labor force, the great abbey of the "clear valley", formed the group of the four "major" daughters (first foundations) of Cîteaux. Planted with vines and animated by barns, forges and mills, it will be strong with hundreds of filiations throughout Europe, definitively imbued with Cistercian spirituality.

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        January 27, 2024

        Pilgrims of the Via Francigena can have their stamp card stamped here

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          Location: Ville-Sous-La-Ferté, Bar-Sur-Aube, Great East, France

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