Where was Clairvaux Abbey located?

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St. Bernard of Clairvaux St. Bernard of Clairvaux, detail of an altarpiece by the Florentine School, early 15th century; in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.

Clairvaux Abbey was located in northeastern France, situated in the Aube département of the Champagne-Ardenne region, east-southeast of Troyes. The monastery was established on the borders of Burgundy and Champagne.12