Saint-Méen Abbey
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Saint-Méen Abbey in Saint-Méen-le-Grand
, Brittany
, was founded in the sixth century by Meven (Méen), after whom it was eventually named.
The original foundation had fallen into disuse by the end of the eighth century. Hélocar, bishop of Alet, refounded it in 818. It was destroyed by Vikings in 919.
About a century later it was reconstructed as a Benedictine monastery. In the seventeenth century it passed through the hands of Maurists
, Oratorians and Lazarists
.
Saint-Méen-le-Grand
Saint-Méen-le-Grand is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.It is located southwest of Rennes between Montauban-de-Bretagne and Gaël.At the 2006 Tour de France, Saint-Méen-le-Grand hosted the start of Stage 8....
, Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, was founded in the sixth century by Meven (Méen), after whom it was eventually named.
The original foundation had fallen into disuse by the end of the eighth century. Hélocar, bishop of Alet, refounded it in 818. It was destroyed by Vikings in 919.
About a century later it was reconstructed as a Benedictine monastery. In the seventeenth century it passed through the hands of Maurists
Maurists
The Congregation of St. Maur, often known as the Maurists, were a congregation of French Benedictines, established in 1621, and known for their high level of scholarship...
, Oratorians and Lazarists
Lazarists
Congregation of the Mission is a vowed order of priests and brothers associated with the Vincentian Family, a loose federation of organizations who claim St. Vincent de Paul as their founder or Patron...
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Sources/ external links
- Patrimoine de France
- Illustrations from Mémoire Database (French Ministry of Culture)