Bœuil Abbey (French: Abbaye de Bœuil; Latin: Bulium[1]), also called Our Lady Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame), was a Cistercian monastery in Veyrac, Limousin, France. It was destroyed during the French Revolution.

Abbey of Our Lady, Bœuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bœuil
Bœuil Abbey is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bœuil Abbey
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Monastery information
Other namesLe Beuil
Bulium (Latin)
OrderCistercian Order
Established1123
Disestablished1790
Dedicated toOur Lady
DioceseDiocese of Limoges
People
Founder(s)Ramnulphe de Nieul
Architecture
Functional statusDaughter house of Dalon Abbey, line of Pontigny Abbey
Mother house of the Abbey of Saint-Léonard des Chaumes
Groundbreaking1123
Site
LocationVeyrac, Limousin, France
Coordinates45°54′09″N 1°03′38″E / 45.902439°N 1.060456°E / 45.902439; 1.060456
Visible remainsNone

History

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The abbey was probably founded in 1123 by Ramnulphe de Nieul, Dean of the chapter of Dorat, as the daughter house of Dalon Abbey. The latter took on the Cistercian Rule in 1126, in line with Pontigny Abbey; so did Bœuil.[2] Bœuil prospered and founded a daughter house at Saint-Léonard des Chaumes in the province of Aunis.[2]

Like many other abbeys in the 15th century, Bœuil Abbey and its goods were placed under the authority of a layman for whom the monastery was a source of revenue rather than a place of worship. Despite several attempts of recovery, the abbey continued to decline.[2]

In 1790, the Revolutionaries ousted the only remaining monk and destroyed the abbey. Although the abbey was still visible on the cadastral plan in 1808, the site was turned into a quarry in the 19th century.[3][4] No remnants of the abbey are visible today.[3]

According to Janauschek, Bœuil Abbey had the order number CCCLXXVII (377).[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Janauschek 1877, pp. 241–242.
  2. ^ a b c Barrière 1998, p. 145.
  3. ^ a b Barrière 1998, p. 144.
  4. ^ "Veyrac — Un peu d'histoire". veyrac.fr (in French). Veyrac. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.

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