Ligugé Abbey
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Ligugé Abbey, formally called the Abbey of St. Martin of Ligugé (French: Abbaye Saint-Martin de Ligugé), is a French Benedictine monastery in the Commune of Ligugé, located in the Department of Vienne. Dating to the 4th century, it is the site of one of the earliest monastic foundations in France. The original abbey having been destroyed during the French Revolution, the current monastic community dates from 1853, and belongs to the Solesmes Congregation.
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Abbaye Saint-Martin de Ligugé | |
Monastery information | |
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Other names | Ligugé Abbey |
Order | Benedictine |
Established | 361; 1853 |
Disestablished | 1792 |
Mother house | Solesmes Abbey |
Dedicated to | Martin of Tours |
Diocese | Poitiers |
Controlled churches | Saint-Martin en Poitou |
People | |
Founder(s) | Martin of Tours; Prosper Guéranger |
Abbot | André-Junien Guérit |
Archbishop | Pascal Wintzer |
Important associated figures | Martin of Tours |
Architecture | |
Functional status | abbey |
Site | |
Location | 2 place A. Lambert, 86240 Ligugé, France |
Coordinates | 46°31′2″N 0°19′52″E |
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