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Grandpré Abbey
Grandpré Abbey () is a former Cistercian abbey located at Faulx-les-Tombes (in the present municipality of Gesves), in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The only remains of the abbey are the gatehouse and the attached range at the main entrance, the farm buildings and the mill, once powered by the Samson brook, which crosses the site. History The abbey was founded in 1231 as a daughter house of Villers Abbey, Villers-la-Ville Abbey, of the filiation of Clairvaux Abbey, Clairvaux, on a site where a Monastic grange, grange of Villers-la-Ville had stood since the early 13th century, by Henry I, Count of Vianden and Marquis of Namur, and his wife Margaret, Marchioness of Namur, Margaret de Courtenay in memory of her brother Philip II, Marquis of Namur, who had died in 1226 during the Albigensian Crusade. The church was dedicated in 1232. Grandpré was a small community and never thrived or achieved prominence. The number of monks was never more than 20, even though the abb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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