Jumièges

abbey, France

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Jumièges is a town in northwestern France, famous for the imposing ruins of its abbey. This abbey, once a significant establishment of the Benedictine order, was largely destroyed and used as a stone quarry during the French Revolution. Efforts in the 19th century saved it from complete ruin. The most prominent remaining structures are those of the abbey church of Notre-Dame, including its facade and towers. An abbey is a complex of buildings housing a monastery or convent, centered on an abbey church, and directed by an abbot or abbess.12

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…of the Seine River, the abbey, one of the great establishments of the Benedictine order, was wrecked and used as a stone quarry during the French Revolution. It was saved from complete destruction during the 19th century. The principal ruins are the abbey church of Notre-Dame, of which the facade,…
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…of the Seine River, the abbey, one of the great establishments of the Benedictine order, was wrecked and used as a stone quarry during the French Revolution. It was saved from complete destruction during the 19th century. The principal ruins are the abbey church of Notre-Dame, of which the facade,…
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