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Abbey Of St. Martin (Trier)
St. Martin's Abbey or the Abbey of Saint Martin or variant may refer to: *Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, in southern France near the Spanish border, built in 1009 *Abbey of Saint-Martin de Laon, a monastery in Laon, France, established in 1124 *Abbey of Saint-Martin de Limoges, a monastery in Limoges, France, established in 1012 *Abbey of Saint-Martin, Pontoise, a monastery in Pontoise, France, established in the 11th century *Saint-Martin Abbey, Tournai, Abbey of Saint-Martin, Tournai, a monastery in Tournai, Belgium, originally established in the 7th century *Abbey of Saint-Martin de Troarn, a monastery in Troarn, France, established in the 11th century *Ligugé Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of St. Martin, Ligugé, a monastery in Ligugé, France, established in 360 *Weingarten Abbey, otherwise St. Martin's Abbey, a monastery in Weingarten, Germany, established in 1274 *Muri Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of St. Martin, Muri, a monastery in Aargau, Switzerland, established in 1064 *Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
The abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou (Catalan language, Catalan: ''Abadia de Sant Martí del Canigó'') is a monastery built in 1009 in the Pyrenees of Northern Catalonia on Canigó mountain in present-day southern France, France near the Spain, Spanish border. Pau Casals wrote a composition entitled "Sant Martí del Canigó" for Orchestra. Location The monastery is located on the territory of the commune in France, commune of Casteil, in the Pyrénées-Orientales ''département in France, département''. History The original Romanesque architecture, Romanesque style monastery was built from 1005 to 1009 by Wifred II, Count of Cerdanya, Guifred II, Count of Cerdanya (French language, Fr. ''Cerdagne''), in atonement for the murder of his son and was populated by Rule of St. Benedict, Benedictine monks. In 1050, Guifred II died at the monastery he had built after having become a monk there 15 years before. In 1051 a messenger set forth to visit religious houses throughout Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |