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L'abbaye Notre-Dame de Bellaigue

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Location	:	Virlet, Departement du Puy-de-Dôme, France
Coordinate	:	46.1565250, 2.6981140
Description	:	The Abbey of "Our Lady of Bellaigue" is a Benedictine edifice - an ancient Cistercian abbey, located in the village of Virlet (department of, Puy-de-Dôme), France. The Benedictine priory (X - XII centuries): Bellaigue was a priory, a dependency of the Benedictine Abbey of, Menat. It was founded by "Odon de Montluçon" in the year, A.D. 950. The Cistercian abbey, and its "Golden Age" (XII - XVI centuries): In 1136, the Bishop of Clermont resolved a dispute over possessions (of property - lands, buildings) with the mother abbey (and in favor of Bellaigue Priory). Bellaigue thereby, becomes a... Read More	The Abbey of "Our Lady of Bellaigue" is a Benedictine edifice - an ancient Cistercian abbey, located in the village of Virlet (department of, Puy-de-Dôme), France. The Benedictine priory (X - XII centuries): Bellaigue was a priory, a dependency of the Benedictine Abbey of, Menat. It was founded by "Odon de Montluçon" in the year, A.D. 950. The Cistercian abbey, and its "Golden Age" (XII - XVI centuries): In 1136, the Bishop of Clermont resolved a dispute over possessions (of property - lands, buildings) with the mother abbey (and in favor of Bellaigue Priory). Bellaigue thereby, becomes a distinct and separate abbey. The following year (A.D. 1137), the monks of Montpeyroux placed the monastery under the rule of Cîteaux. That was the time of the expansion of Cistercian order - explained via the impetus of Saint Bernard (A.D. 1111-1115). Construction began on the church, contemporary with those of Clairvaux (A.D. 1135), Fontenay or Cîteaux (A.D. 1140). The apogee period for the monastery (through its many vocations and possessions), was during the XII century, and during the first-half of the XIV century. The lords of: Jaligny, Marcillat, Montaigut, Montlucon and the lords of the, Bourbon (the dynasty of the, Archambaud) made significant donations to the monastery; several of the major donors are buried in the abbey. The abbey, once served as the necropolis for the lords of Montluçon. A time of difficulty and trials - the seizure of secular power over the monastery (XVI - XVIII century): The many events that reached Christian Europe hit hard, and monasteries felt those too: i.e. the Great Plague (A.D. 1347-1351); the Hundred Years War; the Great Western Schism... There were far fewer religious people to maintain the abbey (a mere 8 monks in 1486, just 11 in 1529), there was (in effect) a disappearance of converted brothers. Leadership was via a regime, through appointments (the abbot was no longer elected but appointed by the King, or by Rome), inspired by Pope, Gregory XI (A.D. 1370-1378) and exacerbated by the "Concordat de 1515", that happened here, as elsewhere, with disastrous results: rivalries between families (seeking the favor of, or benefits from, the abbey), in-fighting, economic misery, and the dissolution of patrimonial inheritances. In January 1689, the monastery buildings were largely destroyed after a fire. Reconstruction, long and costly, was done (on a small scale), under Abbot, Élian (A.D. 1678-1756). Quarrels between abbots and the religious order continued. The "long Winter" of the monastery (XVIII - XX centuries): In 1768 (according to the minutes of the Regular Commission), the abbey was inhabited by 8 monks, and had a net income on the books, of 8,000 (gold) "livres". In 1791, the French Revolution, caused worship to end, and led to the the closure of the abbey (which is auctioned-off, to become a property of the French government, in February of that year). It was acquired by one, Mr. Tailhardat Maisonneuve, a devout Catholic - intending to return it to the monks, of better times. Thereafter, the abbey was used for multiple purposes. The church was soon allocated primarily to agricultural use. The "revival" of the abbey (XXI century): In October of 2000, four Benedictine monks, from the "Monastery of the Holy Cross" (in Brazil), resettled at the abbey. In no time, they rebuilt its vaulted ceilings; which allowed a return to Catholic worship. The modern campus is comprised of the 10th-century Abbey, the Rectory, the Monastery, and much of the original grounds. Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bellaigue 63330 Virlet FRANCE 011+33.4.73.52.33.26 [direct-dial from the USA].

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