Lessay Abbey

Lessay Abbey
Abbey of the Holy Trinity of Lessay
French: Abbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay
Lessay Abbey, 2008
Lessay Abbey
Location in France
49°13′12″N 1°31′58″W / 49.22000°N 1.53278°W / 49.22000; -1.53278Coordinates: 49°13′12″N 1°31′58″W / 49.22000°N 1.53278°W / 49.22000; -1.53278
Location Lessay, Manche, Normandy
Country France
Denomination Roman Catholic
Religious order Benedictines
Website www.abbayes-normandes.com/abbaye/abbaye-de-la-sainte-trinite-de-lessay/
History
Status Restored
Founded 1056
Dedication Holy Trinity
Architecture
Functional status Preserved
Architectural type Abbey
Style Romanesque
Demolished 1944
Administration
Parish Sainte-Opportune
Diocese Coutances
Official name: Ancienne abbaye de Lessay
Type Abbaye
Designated 1840; October 19, 1946[1]
Reference no. PA00110438

The Abbey of the Holy Trinity (French: Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité) is an 11th century Romanesque Benedictine Abbey church located in Lessay, Manche, France, then in Normandy. The abbey is one of the most important Norman Romanesque churches as one of the earliest examples of the use of the rib vault in Western churches, that was later a key element of Gothic architecture. The abbey was nearly destroyed in 1357 before being totally destroyed in 1944 and subsequently fully rebuilt.

History

Founding

The Benedictine Abbey of the Holy Trinity in Lessay was founded in 1056 by Turstin Haldup, Baron of La Haye-du-Puits, and his wife Emma.[2] The foundation of the abbey was confirmed in 1080 by William the Conqueror,[3][4] who for his seneschal had Turstin's son Eudes.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Monument historique". culture.gouv.fr. French Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Tome 11 of the Gallia Christiana, p. 917
  3. ↑ Desoulières 1943, pp. 101-03.
  4. ↑ "Abbey of Lessay". normanconnections.com. Norman Connections. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Couppey 1898, p. 18.

References

French language

  • Couppey, Louis (1898). Notes historiques sur le prieuré conventuel d'Héauville à La Hague (in French). Imprimerie de l'Eure.
  • Desoulières, F. (1943). Au début de l'art roman : les églises de l'onzième siècle en France. Les Éditions d'Art et d'Histoire.
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