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Origin and history

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Pébrac, located in Pébrac in Haute-Loire, is founded in 1062 by Saint Pierre de Chavanon, archpriest of Langeac. Pope Urban II built abbey in 1097 under the direction of Bernard I of Chasnac. The monastery, first novel, suffered destruction during the Hundred Years' War and a relaxation of the monastic rule. At the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th century, the abbey was rebuilt: Gothic vaults, Sainte-Anne Chapel, Abbatial Logis and southwest tower. A library was created at that time.

In the 16th century, three chapels (one still visible in the cemetery) and an ogival cloister were added. Religion wars cause some destruction. In the 17th century, after the integration into the congregation of the regular canons of Sainte-Geneviève (1649), the Genovefains were completely renovated the abbey: reconstruction of the wing is in Louis XIII style, destruction of the cloister, interior decorations Louis XV, and modifications of the church and the abbey house. The abbey was sold as a national property to the Revolution, then entrusted in 1830 to the congregation of Saint Joseph, before gradually degrading.

The current remains include 11th century vaulted cellars, an entrance gate, a wood staircase, halls with 17th and 18th century ceilings and stuccos, and a botanical garden open to the public. Classified as a historic monument in 2001, the abbey now houses part of the town hall of Pébrac. His treasure preserved liturgical objects from the twelfth, fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, such as an embroidered chape, a cross and a chalice.

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