Lérins, Abbey of

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• Lérins Abbey — Lérins Abbey …   Wikipedia

• Lérins, Abbey of — ▪ monastery, France        Cistercian monastery, originally founded about 410 by St. Honoratus of Arles on a Mediterranean island opposite Cannes (now in France). It flourished in the 5th century, when it was a centre of intellectual activity.… …   Universalium

• Abbey of Lerins —     Abbey of Lérins     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Lérins     Situated on an island of the same name, now known as that of Saint Honorat, about a league from the coast of Provence, in the Department of the Maritime Alps, now included in… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Lérins — may refer to:* Lérins Abbey * Lérins Islands …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of St. Victor, Marseille — For the abbey near Paris see Abbey of St. Victor, Paris Fortified tower of the Abbey of St. Victor …   Wikipedia

• Abbey of Saint Victor, Marseille — For the abbey near Paris see St. Victor s Abbey, Paris St. Victor s Abbey, Marseille, was a late Roman monastic foundation in Marseille in the south of France, named after the local soldier saint and martyr, Saint Victor.In about 415, John… …   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

• Sénanque Abbey — (Occitan: abadiá de Senhanca , French: Abbaye Notre Dame de Sénanque ) is a Cistercian abbey near the village of Gordes in the département of the Vaucluse in Provence, France.First foundationIt was founded in 1148 under the patronage of Alfant,… …   Wikipedia

• Abbaye de Lérins — Présentation Culte Catholique romain Type Abbaye Début de la construction …   Wikipédia en Français

• Abbaye De Lérins — Vue générale de l édifice Latitude Longitude …   Wikipédia en Français