https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/51550 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/105/57/EF/323415.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/51550 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:32:00 +0000 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:32:00 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53182758 tag:ipernity.com,2025-12-21,doc-53182758 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:34:41 +0000 2025-08-01T14:30:32+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53182758"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/58/53182758.330fbe02.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Perhaps Alain Delon, who lived in Douchy for a time, shopped here. It must have been a long time ago.</div> Douchy-Montcorbon - Charcuterie / Boucherie <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53182758"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/58/53182758.330fbe02.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Perhaps Alain Delon, who lived in Douchy for a time, shopped here. It must have been a long time ago.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099284 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-06,doc-53099284 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:54:22 +0000 2025-07-01T15:44:54+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099284"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/92/84/53099284.cb542885.240.jpg?r2" width="190" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> <br /> It was the abbot St. Mommolus, who effected the translation of the relics of Benedict of Nursia. So in 672, monks from Fleury traveled to Montecassino to transport the saint's relics, which had been left behind in the ruins, to their monastery. <br /> <br /> The tympanum in the north portal depicts the removal of Benedict's relics from the tomb in Montecassino and the "translatio" to the Abby of Fleury.</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099284"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/92/84/53099284.cb542885.240.jpg?r2" width="190" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> <br /> It was the abbot St. Mommolus, who effected the translation of the relics of Benedict of Nursia. So in 672, monks from Fleury traveled to Montecassino to transport the saint's relics, which had been left behind in the ruins, to their monastery. <br /> <br /> The tympanum in the north portal depicts the removal of Benedict's relics from the tomb in Montecassino and the "translatio" to the Abby of Fleury.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099256 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-06,doc-53099256 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:31:10 +0000 2025-07-01T15:38:37+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099256"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/92/56/53099256.6335f582.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="200" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> In 672, monks from Fleury traveled to Montecassino to transport the saint's relics, which had been left behind in the ruins, to their monastery. <br /> <br /> Saint Benedict´s relics are kept down in the crypt in this reliquary</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099256"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/92/56/53099256.6335f582.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="200" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> In 672, monks from Fleury traveled to Montecassino to transport the saint's relics, which had been left behind in the ruins, to their monastery. <br /> <br /> Saint Benedict´s relics are kept down in the crypt in this reliquary</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099216 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-06,doc-53099216 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:15:17 +0000 2025-07-01T15:37:43+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099216"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/92/16/53099216.d06454c6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="229" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> <br /> A capital in the crypt</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099216"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/92/16/53099216.d06454c6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="229" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> <br /> A capital in the crypt</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099184 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-06,doc-53099184 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:16:20 +0000 2025-07-01T15:36:33+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099184"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/91/84/53099184.dde05665.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="185" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> <br /> The crypt</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53099184"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/91/84/53099184.dde05665.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="185" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> <br /> The crypt</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098250 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53098250 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 21:31:54 +0000 2025-07-01T15:33:39+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098250"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/50/53098250.b5e2dc84.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="140" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The recumbent effigy of Philip I. <br /> <br /> After his death in 1108 Philip I was according to his wishes buried i this church. The effigy was severely damaged during the French Revolution but got restored in 1830.<br /> <br /> The ancient marble flooring was brought from Ravenna by Abbot Gauzlin ca 1020 o embellish the caroligian choir.</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098250"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/50/53098250.b5e2dc84.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="140" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The recumbent effigy of Philip I. <br /> <br /> After his death in 1108 Philip I was according to his wishes buried i this church. The effigy was severely damaged during the French Revolution but got restored in 1830.<br /> <br /> The ancient marble flooring was brought from Ravenna by Abbot Gauzlin ca 1020 o embellish the caroligian choir.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098238 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53098238 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 20:36:35 +0000 2025-07-01T15:31:03+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098238"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/38/53098238.82058925.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="237" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098238"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/38/53098238.82058925.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="237" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098234 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53098234 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 20:24:58 +0000 2025-07-01T15:30:43+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098234"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/34/53098234.7afe89bb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="206" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> <br /> Daniel in the lions' den. To the right Habakkuk and an angel</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098234"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/34/53098234.7afe89bb.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="206" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> <br /> Daniel in the lions' den. To the right Habakkuk and an angel</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098228 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53098228 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 20:12:24 +0000 2025-07-01T15:30:17+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098228"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/28/53098228.77fd5c01.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="230" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098228"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/28/53098228.77fd5c01.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="230" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098222 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53098222 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:53:23 +0000 2025-07-01T15:28:23+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098222"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/22/53098222.bae46da5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="207" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The choir stalls</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098222"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/22/53098222.bae46da5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="207" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The choir stalls</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098208 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53098208 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:37:19 +0000 2025-07-01T15:24:42+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098208"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/08/53098208.3a257025.240.jpg?r2" width="220" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The nave</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53098208"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/82/08/53098208.3a257025.240.jpg?r2" width="220" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The nave</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097964 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53097964 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:56:58 +0000 2025-07-01T15:22:45+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097964"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/64/53097964.6b285ba6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="207" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097964"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/64/53097964.6b285ba6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="207" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097944 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53097944 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:39:00 +0000 2025-07-01T15:21:14+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097944"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/44/53097944.6444a440.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="199" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097944"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/44/53097944.6444a440.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="199" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097568 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-05,doc-53097568 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 09:24:43 +0000 2025-07-01T15:21:39+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097568"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/75/68/53097568.1407fb93.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="226" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.<br /> <br /> <br /> The doubting Thomas</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097568"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/75/68/53097568.1407fb93.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="226" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.<br /> <br /> <br /> The doubting Thomas</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097244 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-04,doc-53097244 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 20:54:21 +0000 2025-07-01T15:20:38+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097244"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/44/53097244.167d92a1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.<br /> <br /> <br /> A Hunting Scene</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097244"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/44/53097244.167d92a1.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.<br /> <br /> <br /> A Hunting Scene</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097240 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-04,doc-53097240 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 20:33:37 +0000 2025-07-01T15:23:33+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097240"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/40/53097240.8f204d59.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="192" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.<br /> <br /> <br /> Daniel in the lions' den – with Habakkuk (?)</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097240"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/40/53097240.8f204d59.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="192" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.<br /> <br /> <br /> Daniel in the lions' den – with Habakkuk (?)</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097238 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-04,doc-53097238 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 20:14:13 +0000 2025-07-07T15:19:40+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097238"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/38/53097238.02562d12.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="173" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.<br /> <br /> <br /> The Annunciaten - The Visitation</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097238"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/38/53097238.02562d12.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="173" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.<br /> <br /> <br /> The Annunciaten - The Visitation</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097206 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-04,doc-53097206 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:53:18 +0000 2025-07-01T15:19:36+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097206"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/06/53097206.037624da.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.<br /> <br /> <br /> A pride of lions</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53097206"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/06/53097206.037624da.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. This tower, which rests on fifty columns, forms a unique porch. Here you will find extraordinary capitals.<br /> <br /> <br /> A pride of lions</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53096982 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-04,doc-53096982 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 16:39:14 +0000 2025-07-01T15:18:12+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53096982"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/69/82/53096982.0ea7fb3b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="201" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. In 2025 the tower was under renovation and behind scaffoldings</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53096982"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/69/82/53096982.0ea7fb3b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="201" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it. In 2025 the tower was under renovation and behind scaffoldings</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53096758 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-04,doc-53096758 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 12:30:36 +0000 2025-07-01T15:11:23+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53096758"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/67/58/53096758.ade56a71.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="134" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it.</div> Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbaye de Fleury <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/53096758"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/67/58/53096758.ade56a71.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="134" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The abbey at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire was founded on the banks of the Loire river mid 7th century. It is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule in France.<br /> <br /> The story starts in 672, when some of its monks traveled to Montecassino (Italy), dug up the remains of St. Benedict of Nursia (+ 547) and his sister St. Scholastica and brought them home. After the relics had reached at Fleury Abbey it which was renamed Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - and due to the relics became a major place of pilgrimage.<br /> <br /> A famous school and a scriptorium existed here in the late 10th century.<br /> <br /> The erection of the church started around 1071. When the church was consecrated in 1108, the long nave was not completed. <br /> <br /> The abbey thrived, but times got rougher. In 1562, the abbey was pillaged by Huguenots. The buildings were restored, but looted and destroyed again during the French Revolution. Saint-Benoît's monks left the abbey and so the history of the convent ended after more than 1100 years.<br /> <br /> The abbey church had escaped destruction and got restored in the 19th century. In 1944, the convent was refounded the abbey buildings were rebuilt by Benedictine monks after World War II. So the history of the convent was just interrupted for about 150 years.<br /> <br /> The massive porch tower is named "Tour de Gauzlin", named for Abbot Gaucelin who commissioned it.</div> Martin M. Miles