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• Clairvaux Abbey — Plan of the abbey. Clairvaux Abbey (Clara Vallis in Latin) is a Cistercian monastery in Ville sous la Ferté, 15 km from Bar sur Aube, in the Aube département in northeastern France. The original building, founded in 1115 by St. Bernard, is… …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of Clairvaux —     Abbey of Clairvaux     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Clairvaux     The third daughter of Cîteaux and mother in the fourth line of numerous and celebrated monasteries, founded in 1115 by St. Bernard, in a deep valley upon the bank of the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Clairvaux — can mean the following: Clairvaux, a former commune in France, now part of Ville sous la Ferté. It is the home of Clairvaux Abbey in France Clairvaux Prison, France, on the site of the abbey Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Clairvaux Mackillop College… …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of New Clairvaux — Entrance to New Clairvaux Abbey Wine tasting sign out …   Wikipedia

• Abbey — An abbey (from Latin abbatia, derived from Syriac abba, father ), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.Some cities were ruled by heads of …   Wikipedia

• Clairvaux Prison — The former Abbey, now the Clairvaux Prison Clairvaux Prison is a high security prison in France, on the site of the former Clairvaux Abbey. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of Fontenay — Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of Mellifont —     Abbey of Mellifont     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Mellifont     Located three miles from Drogheda, Co. Louth, Diocese of Armagh, it was the first Cistercian monastery established in Ireland. In the year 1140, St. Malachy, en route for …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani —     Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani     An abbey of the Order of Reformed Cistercians, commonly called Trappists, established in 1848 in Nelson Co., Kentucky, in the Diocese of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey of Rievaulx —     Abbey of Rievaulx     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Rievaulx     (RIEVALL.)     Thurston, Archbishop of York, was very anxious to have a monastery of the newly founded and fervent order of Cistercians in his diocese; and so, at his… …   Catholic encyclopedia