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Abbey of Fontfroide à Narbonne dans l'Aude

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Abbaye
Eglise romane
Aude

Abbey of Fontfroide

    Route Départementale 613
    11100 Narbonne
Abbaye de Fontfroide
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Abbaye de Fontfroide
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Abbaye de Fontfroide
Abbaye de Fontfroide
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Crédit photo : --Pinpin 20:15, 10 July 2006 (UTC) - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1100
1200
1300
1400
1700
1800
1900
2000
1093
Benedictine Foundation
1144-1145
Cistercian affiliation
1208
Assassination of Pierre de Castelnau
XIIIe siècle
Architectural expansion
1791
Sale as a national good
1908
Purchase by Gustave Fayet
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Former sacristy, passage and stairwell located on both sides of the capitular hall; four bodies of buildings closing the so-called courtyard Louis XIV, including the part that spans the bed of the torrent to the east and the mill to the north; decorative elements (buildings by destination) of the building body located between the cloister and the courtyard Louis XIV, namely: woodwork of the living room green, stuccos and woodwork of the large living room with the paintings of Burgstaal, stained glass windows composed of watercolored papers between two glass plates closing the bays of the music room (former dormitory of the monks), historiated and decorative ceramic panels of the large living room and the office, woodwork of the library; entrance gate of the abbey; courtyard of honour and architectural decoration that closes it; soil of the great rose garden; park and terraces with their statues and factories; remains of the medieval building body that crossed the torrent east of the cloister; chapel of Father John; fence wall; well south of the abbey; two cylindrical towers west and northeast; Farms with the two medieval bridges that connect it to the abbey (cad. G 320, 331, 332, 334, 336 to 338, 340): inscription by order of 15 September 1988 - All the built-up parts located inside the enclosure of the abbey, including the entrance porch, the cloister area, the enclosure walls and the staggered terraces, except - with regard to the building body located between the cloister and the so-called "Louis XIV" courtyard - the following interior decorative elements: the woodwork and painted canvases of the green living room, the stucco and woodwork of the large living room with Burgstahl's paintings, the watercoloured paper windows between two glass plates closing the bays of the music hall (former dormitory of monks), the historiated and decorative ceramic panels of the parlor and the office, the woodwork of the library (see Box G 336 to 338): by order of 21 February 2001

Key figures

Pierre de Castelnau - Pontifical Legat Killed in 1208, triggering the crusade.
Olivier de Termes - Benefactor and knight Finance the Chapel of the Dead.
Jacques Fournier (Benoît XII) - Abbé become Pope Elected in 1334, only Cistercian pope.
Gustave Fayet - Owner and restaurant Buy the abbey in 1908, start its renovation.
Odilon Redon - Symbolic painter Decorate the library in 1910.

Origin and history

The Abbey of Fontfroide, located near Narbonne in Aude, was founded in 1093 as a Benedictine monastery before joining the Cistercian Order in 1144-1145. She became a key actor in Catholic orthodoxy during the Albigois Crusade, notably after the assassination of the legate Pierre de Castelnau in 1208. In the 13th century, it received important donations from Ermengarde de Narbonne and Olivier de Termes, allowing its architectural expansion.

In the 14th century, one of his abbots, Jacques Fournier, was elected pope under the name of Benedict XII. The abbey, listed as a historic monument in 1862, was sold as a national property in 1791 and bought in 1908 by Gustave and Madeleine Fayet. The latter began its restoration and made it a cultural place, welcoming artists such as Odilon Redon and Richard Burgsthal.

The architecture of Fontfroide combines Romanesque and Gothic styles, with a 12th century abbey church, a 13th century cloister, and modern amenities such as the stained glass windows of the Sablons (1913). Today, the abbey houses a music festival and is classified among the major historical monuments of Occitanie.

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