Egres Abbey
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Egres Abbey (Hungarian: Egresi apátság; Romanian: Abația Igriș; French: Abbaye de Hégerieux) was a Cistercian monastery in the Kingdom of Hungary, located in Egres (present-day Igriș, part of the commune of Sânpetru Mare, Timiș County, Romania). The Egres Abbey was founded by Béla III of Hungary in 1179 as a filial abbey of Pontigny.[3] Here is attested the oldest library in the territory of present-day Romania.
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Abația Igriș | |
Monastery information | |
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Order | Cistercians |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1179 |
Disestablished | 1514[1] |
Mother house | Pontigny Abbey |
Dedicated to | Saint Mary[2] |
People | |
Founder(s) | Béla III of Hungary |
Architecture | |
Status | Destroyed |
Completion date | 1187 |
Site | |
Location | Igriș, Timiș County |
Country | Romania |
Coordinates | 46°7′23″N 20°44′20″E |
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