Louroux Abbey [SEP] religious order
Louroux Abbey
Louroux Abbey () was a Cistercian monastery located in Vernantes, Pays de la Loire, France.
History.
Louroux Abbey was founded in 1121 by the mother abbey of Cîteaux.
The church was consecrated on September 14, 1179 and the abbey was ruled by Cistercians until 1791.
Louroux Abbey had as daughter abbeys (1134-1791), Bellebranche (1152-1686), (1172-1791), and Santa Maria della Vittoria (1277-1550).
See also.
Berry, monks, diocese of Bourges (Méry-ès-Bois, Cher)
- Louroux Abbey (also Le Louroux Abbey), monks, diocese of Angers (Vernantes, Maine-et-Loire)
- Lucelle Abbey (also Lützel Abbey), monks, diocese of Basle (1124–1790) (Lucelle, Haut-Rhin and Pleigne in Switzerland)
- La Lum-Dieu Abbey or La Lumière-Dieu Abbey, also known as Fabas Abbey, nuns, diocese of Comminges (Fabas, Haute-