Prémontré, Abbey of

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• Prémontré Abbey — was the mother house of the Premonstratensian Order and was located at Prémontré about twelve miles west of Laon, département of Aisne, France.HistoryIt was founded by Saint Norbert in 1120 on waste land that had previously belonged to the Abbey… …   Wikipedia

• Premontre —     Abbey of Prémontré     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Prémontré     Located about twelve miles west of Laon, Department of Aisne, France; founded by St. Norbert. The land had belonged to the Abbey of St. Vincent, to whom it had been given …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Prémontré — Infobox Commune de France nomcommune=Prémontré région=Picardie département=Aisne arrondissement=Laon canton=Anizy le Château insee=02619 cp=02320 maire=Claude Venant mandat=2001 2008 intercomm=Vallons d Anizy longitude=3.414722 latitude=49.541111 …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of the Park —     Abbey of the Park     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of the Park     Located half a mile south of Louvain, Belgium, founded in 1129 by Duke Godfrey, surnamed Barbatus , who possessed an immense park near Louvain and had invited the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey of Floreffe —     Abbey of Floreffe     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Floreffe     Pleasantly situated on the right bank of the Sambre, about seven miles southwest of Namur, Belgium, owes its foundation to Godfrey, Count of Namur, and his wife Ermensendis …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey of Frigolet —     Abbey of Frigolet     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Frigolet     The monastery of St. Michael was founded, about 960, at Frigolet, by Conrad the Pacific, King of Arles, on one of the numerous hills which lie between Tarascon and Avignon …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbey of Cornillon —     Abbey of Cornillon     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Cornillon     Founded by Albero, Bishop of Liége, in 1124, three years after St. Norbert had formed the Premonstratensian Order. The abbey was intended for Canons Regular of Prémontré… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• 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

• Bayham Old Abbey — is an English Heritage property, situated near Lamberhurst, Kent, England. Founded c. 1207 through a combination of the failing Premonstratensian monasteries of Otham and Brockley , Bayham functioned as an abbey until its dissolution in the… …   Wikipedia

• Park Abbey — (or Parc Abbey, Dutch: Abdij van t Park ) is a Premonstratensian abbey in Belgium. It is just south of Louvain.The Annales Parchenses were written here in the 12th century.HistoryIt was founded in 1129 by Duke Godfrey, surnamed Barbatus , who… …   Wikipedia