Fontenelle, Abbey of

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• Fontenelle Abbey — or the Abbey of St. Wandrille is a Benedictine monastery in the commune of Saint Wandrille Rançon near Caudebec en Caux in Seine Maritime, Normandy, France.First foundationIt was founded by Wandregisel or Saint Wandrille (d. 668) on land obtained …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of Fontenelle —     Abbey of Fontenelle     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Fontenelle     (Or ABBEY OF SAINT WANDRILLE).     A Benedictine monastery in Normandy (Seine Inférieure), near Caudebec en Caux. It was founded by Saint Wandrille (Wandregesilus, d.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Fontenelle — may refer to: * Fontenelle, Wyoming, a census designated place in the US state of Wyoming * Fontanelle, Nebraska, a former town in the US state of Nebraska * Fontanelle, Iowa * Fontenelle (crater), a crater on the moon * Bernard le Bovier de… …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of Luxeuil —     Abbey of Luxeuil     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Luxeuil     Situated in the Department of Haute Saône in Franche Comté, in the Diocese of Besançon. It was founded in 585 by the great Irish monk, St. Columbanus, on the ruins of the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Desiderius of Fontenelle — Monk Died c. 700 Fontenelle Abbey Honored in Roman Catholic Church Feast 18 December Saint Desiderius of Fontenelle (died c. 700) was a Frankish saint o …   Wikipedia

• Ligugé Abbey — Ligugé Abbey, also St. Martin s Abbey, Ligugé, is a Benedictine monastery in the present commune of Ligugé in the département of Vienne, and in the diocese of Poitiers, and one of the earliest monastic foundations in France.First foundationIt was …   Wikipedia

• Luxeuil Abbey — was one of the oldest and best known monasteries in Burgundy, located in the département of Haute Saône in Franche Comté, France. Contents 1 History 1.1 Columbanus 1.2 Eustace of Luxeuil …   Wikipedia

• Wulfram of Sens — Infobox Saint name=Saint Wulfram of Sens birth date= death date=20 March 703 feast day=20 March 15 October (Translation of his mortal remains) venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize= caption= birth place=probably Milly la Forêt, Essonne,… …   Wikipedia

• Joseph Pothier — Dom Joseph Pothier, O.S.B. (1835–1923) was a worldwide known French prelate, liturgist and scholar who reconstituted the Gregorian chant. Abbot Pothier circa 1898 Overview Born in 1835 at Bouzemont, France, Dom Joseph Pothier joined Solesmes… …   Wikipedia

• Wandregisel — Saint Wandregisel (or Wandrille) was a Frank born in Austrasia in the neighbourhood of Verdun in the late 6th or early 7th century. After a religious life he died in 668.Wandregisel was a relative of Pepin of Landen who was maior domus of… …   Wikipedia