Bonnevaux Abbey (Dauphiné)
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Bonnevaux Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Lieudieu
near Villeneuve-de-Marc
in the Isère department of France
, in the region of the Dauphiné
, 25 kilometres east of Vienne and about 6 kilometres south-east of Saint-Jean-de-Bournay
on the northern edge of the Forêt de Bonnevaux.
, as the sixth daughter house of Cîteaux Abbey
.
The abbey attained wealth through various privileges and endowments, including a number from the Dauphin, and possessed fifteen granges in Villeneuve-de-Marc
, Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche
, Beaurepaire
, Primarette
, Sainte-Anne-sur-Gervonde
and Diémoz
. It founded numerous daughter houses, all in France: Mazan Abbey
, Montpeyroux Abbey, Tamié Abbey
, Léoncel Abbey, Valmagne Abbey
, Sauveréal Abbey, Valbenoîte Abbey and Valcroissant Abbey. The nunneries of Laval-Bénite Abbey and Bonnecombe Abbey were also under the jurisdiction of Bonnevaux.
In the Wars of Religion
of the 16th century the abbey suffered severely. In 1576 it was looted by the Huguenot
s and the church was laid waste. In the French Revolution
it was dissolved, looted again, set on fire and finally used as a quarry.
In 1938 the foundation stones were used for the construction of the church at Villeneuve-de-Marc. Today there are no visible remains of the abbey itself; an outlying grange with three aisles survives.
Lieudieu
Lieudieu is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.IThe former Cistercian monastery Bonnevaux Abbey was located here until its destruction in the French Revolution....
near Villeneuve-de-Marc
Villeneuve-de-Marc
Villeneuve-de-Marc is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-Population:-See also:*Communes of the Isère department...
in the Isère department of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, in the region of the Dauphiné
Dauphiné
The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of :Isère, :Drôme, and :Hautes-Alpes....
, 25 kilometres east of Vienne and about 6 kilometres south-east of Saint-Jean-de-Bournay
Saint-Jean-de-Bournay
Saint-Jean-de-Bournay is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.- References :*...
on the northern edge of the Forêt de Bonnevaux.
History
Bonnevaux Abbey was founded in 1117 by Guy of Burgundy, also known as Guy of Vienne, Archbishop of Vienne, and later Pope Callixtus IIPope Callixtus II
Pope Calixtus II , born Guy de Vienne, the fourth son of William I, Count of Burgundy , was elected Pope on February 1, 1119, after the death of Pope Gelasius II . His pontificate was shaped by the Investiture Controversy, which he was able to settle through the Concordat of Worms...
, as the sixth daughter house of Cîteaux Abbey
Cîteaux Abbey
Cîteaux Abbey is a Roman Catholic abbey located in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, south of Dijon, France. Today it belongs to the Trappists, or Cistercians of the Strict Observance . The Cistercian order takes its name from this mother house of Cîteaux, earlier Cisteaux, near Nuits-Saint-Georges...
.
The abbey attained wealth through various privileges and endowments, including a number from the Dauphin, and possessed fifteen granges in Villeneuve-de-Marc
Villeneuve-de-Marc
Villeneuve-de-Marc is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-Population:-See also:*Communes of the Isère department...
, Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche
Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche
Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-References:*...
, Beaurepaire
Beaurepaire
-People:* Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire* Frank Beaurepaire* Quesnay de Beaurepaire* Beryl Beaurepaire-Places:Beaurepaire is the name of several country estates in England:*Beaurepaire, Hampshire in the civil parish of Sherborne St John in Hampshire...
, Primarette
Primarette
Primarette is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....
, Sainte-Anne-sur-Gervonde
Sainte-Anne-sur-Gervonde
Sainte-Anne-sur-Gervonde is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-References:*...
and Diémoz
Diémoz
Diémoz is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....
. It founded numerous daughter houses, all in France: Mazan Abbey
Mazan Abbey
Mazan Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in the village of Mazan-l'Abbaye in the département of the Ardèche in the region of Rhône-Alpes, France....
, Montpeyroux Abbey, Tamié Abbey
Tamié Abbey
Tamié Abbey is a Cistercian monastery, located in the Bauges, Savoie, France. It was founded in 1132, as a daughter house of Bonnevaux Abbey, by Peter of Tarentaise, who was also the first abbot....
, Léoncel Abbey, Valmagne Abbey
Valmagne Abbey
Valmagne Abbey is a former monastery located near Villeveyrac, Hérault in south-central France and is a designated historic monument under the French listing system....
, Sauveréal Abbey, Valbenoîte Abbey and Valcroissant Abbey. The nunneries of Laval-Bénite Abbey and Bonnecombe Abbey were also under the jurisdiction of Bonnevaux.
In the Wars of Religion
French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion is the name given to a period of civil infighting and military operations, primarily fought between French Catholics and Protestants . The conflict involved the factional disputes between the aristocratic houses of France, such as the House of Bourbon and House of Guise...
of the 16th century the abbey suffered severely. In 1576 it was looted by the Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
s and the church was laid waste. In the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
it was dissolved, looted again, set on fire and finally used as a quarry.
Buildings and appurtenances
A painting of about 1750 shows the precinct layout, with the church and its prominent western tower to the north, and the conventual buildings to the south of it. On the site of the monastery a memorial, consisting of a cross with an inscribed tablet, was set up in 1933 by Tamié Abbey.In 1938 the foundation stones were used for the construction of the church at Villeneuve-de-Marc. Today there are no visible remains of the abbey itself; an outlying grange with three aisles survives.