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Longpont Abbey 
Summary
Longpont Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Longpont) was a Cistercian monastery, in present-day Longpont, Aisne, France.
It existed from 1131 to 1793, being founded by monks from the abbey of Clairvaux,[1] at the behest of Jocelin of Soissons. There is now a hotel on the site, located in the old Cistercian inn. The roofless abbey church can be visited, along with the better-preserved buildings around the cloister. The original buildings suffered war damage in 1918.[2]
Its monks included Petrus Cantor and John de Montmirail.[3]
Burials edit
- Raoul II, Count of Vermandois
- Eleanor, Countess of Vermandois
- Jean de Montmirail
References edit
- Pickard, Charlotte (2015) "Unequal Marriage in Medieval France: The Case of the Vermandois Heiresses" DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4286954.v1
- Poquet, Monographie de l'abbaye de Longpont (Paris: 1869)
Notes edit
- ^ CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Abbey of Clairvaux
- ^ Picardie 14-18 ::. Vestiges de l'abbaye de Longpont Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia: Soissons
External links edit
- (in French) [1]
- (in French) [2][permanent dead link]
- (in French) [3]
- [4]
49°16′23″N 3°13′16″E / 49.273°N 3.221°E