Our Lady of the Snows (Trappist monastery)
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Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is a Trappist
monastery in the Ardèche
département of south-central France
. It was built in 1850, located on the territory of the commune of Saint-Laurent-les-Bains
, about one and a half miles east of the village of La Bastide-Puylaurent
(Lozère
). It burned down in 1912 and was rebuilt on a different site nearby.
It was famously visited by Robert Louis Stevenson
in 1878 while on a hiking trip documented in Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
.
Trappists
The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance , or Trappists, is a Roman Catholic religious order of cloistered contemplative monks who follow the Rule of St. Benedict...
monastery in the Ardèche
Ardèche
Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...
département of south-central 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...
. It was built in 1850, located on the territory of the commune of Saint-Laurent-les-Bains
Saint-Laurent-les-Bains
Saint-Laurent-les-Bains is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-See also:* Our Lady of the Snows *Communes of the Ardèche department-References:*...
, about one and a half miles east of the village of La Bastide-Puylaurent
La Bastide-Puylaurent
La Bastide-Puylaurent is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.The Trappist monastery Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is located about one and a half miles east of the village, in the Ardèche department.-Geography:...
(Lozère
Lozère
Lozère , is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.- History :Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
). It burned down in 1912 and was rebuilt on a different site nearby.
It was famously visited by Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
in 1878 while on a hiking trip documented in Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes is one of Robert Louis Stevenson's earliest published works and is considered a pioneering classic of outdoor literature.-Background:...
.
External links
- "Our Lady of the Snows"
- MapQuest, showing location 1.5 miles east of La Bastide-Puylaurent.
- Hiking trails: