The Notre Dame Abbey of Beaugency !!!

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We have driven in the area and stop by finally, and a great surprise indeed, This is the nice City of Beaugency in the Loiret dept 45 of the Centre Val de Loire region of my belle France, There is so much to see , and did see more for you and me, So close by it many times and finally in ,a great surprise, nice town indeed! Therefore, here is my take on  the Notre Dame Abbey of Beaugency !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The Notre-Dame Abbey of Beaugency was built in the 12C, It has witnessed major episodes in the history of France, particularly in relation to the Hundred Years’ War. Today divided between several establishments, it is open to visitors. The various buildings of the abbey are today divided into several establishments: the Notre-Dame Abbey Church serves as the parish church; the former cloister space and one of the surrounding towers, known as the Devil’s Tower, belong to the Abbey’s high school; The former dormitory has been converted into a hotel.



The Notre Dame Abbey Church has retained many features of Romanesque architecture, both on the exterior: the historiated chevet and the soberly decorated entrance portal, and on the interior: the non-projecting transept typical of the region, the soberly sculpted capitals, the interplay of the choir arches, etc. Dating from 1665, the Gothic vault, paneled in wood, gives visitors the illusion of stone. During your visit, don’t miss the Assumption, painted in 1661 by Michel Corneille, a student of Simon Vouet, co-founder of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. Also worth seeing are the organ and modern stained-glass windows.

The Tribune Organ built in 1861-62 was rebuilt in 1977 .Gorgeous !!!

A bit of history tell us the Notre Dame Abbey was part of the Beaugency Citadel. The citadel, or more precisely castrum, is a fortified city. The Beaugency castrum is attested for the first time on a coin dating from the 10C. Archaeology and texts reveal that in the 11C, the Beaugency castrum was already firmly established. In the 12C, the Beaugency castrum included: The first enclosure; A keep, wrongly named César tower; A lords’ dwelling, transformed in the 15C to become the Château Dunois (see post) ; A collegiate church which became an abbey church in the 12C, also called the Notre Dame Church of Beaugency; and those who occupied it were several canons regular following the rule of Saint Augustine. Between 1104 and 1108, Raoul de Beaugency, under the impetus of the Gregorian Reform, allowed the canons who served the primitive church to free themselves from the guardianship of the lords: their abbey was built. Around 1140, the church was transformed and became the Romanesque abbey church that can be seen today. The abbey has been a privileged witness to major events in the history of France. It was in 1152 that the annulment of the marriage of Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine took place in the abbey church, a prelude to the Hundred Years’ War. Three centuries later, in 1429, Joan of Arc liberated the citadel from the English. The abbey was also a victim of the Wars of Religion: in 1568, the entire framework of the abbey church burned down. During the French revolution, the church was put at the service of the parish, which has allowed it to survive to this day.

The town of Beaugency on the Notre Dame Abbey: https://www.beaugency.fr/decouvrir-beaugency/la-ville-2/au-fil-des-monuments/labbatiale-notre-dame/

The local Terres du Val de Loire tourist office on Beaugency : https://en.tourisme-terresduvaldeloire.fr/beaugency-5/

The Loiret dept 45 tourist office on the Notre Dame Abbey : https://www.tourismeloiret.com/fr/diffusio/visites/abbatiale-notre-dame-beaugency_TFOPCUCEN0450100217

There you go folks, a dandy area to explore and enjoy with the family, Memorable moments in my belle France, going all over in my road warrior trails brings out sublime awesome spots with nice memorable family visits of yesteryear always remember and always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again hope you enjoy the post on the Notre Dame Abbey of Beaugency !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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