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A Church without a Cross: Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
Language: English
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This stark Burgundian monastery was founded by St Bernard in 1119. With its church, cloister, refectory, sleeping quarters, bakery and ironworks, it is an excellent illustration of the ideal of self-sufficiency as practised by the earliest communities of Cistercian monks.
on this subject:
WHC documentation about this site
Place/region:
Abbey of Fontenay,
France,
Europe
Series: NHK World Heritage 100
Type: Documentary
Duration:
Production and personalities:
Publisher: NHK; UNESCO TV
Sponsor: UNESCO WHC
Published in:
Rights: NHK; UNESCO TV
Series: NHK World Heritage 100
Type: Documentary
Duration:
Production and personalities:
Publisher: NHK; UNESCO TV
Sponsor: UNESCO WHC
Published in:
Rights: NHK; UNESCO TV
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