11th 12th c. Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes France

XI-XII s.Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes.Charente-Maritime.Nouvelle-Aquitaine.France.Was the first Benedictine abbey for women in France.It was founded in 1047 by Geoffrey II,Count of Anjou and his wife Agnes.Later,Agnes would retire to the nunnery and die there.One of its abbesses was Agnès de Barbezieux (1134-74),whose relative,Eleanor of Aquitaine,was a generous donor to the abbey.Madame de Montespan was educated here.Église Saint-Pallais de Saintes.
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an old stone building with a clock on it's side
Abbatiale Sainte-Marie de l'Abbaye-aux-Dames à Saintes Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes France
Abbatiale Sainte-Marie de l'Abbaye-aux-Dames à Saintes Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes France Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes
an old stone building with carvings on it
Abbatiale Sainte-Marie de l'Abbaye-aux-Dames à Saintes Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes France
Abbatiale Sainte-Marie de l'Abbaye-aux-Dames à Saintes Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes France Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes
an intricate carving on the side of a building in stone, depicting two men riding horses
Abbatiale Sainte-Marie de l'Abbaye-aux-Dames à Saintes Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes France
Abbatiale Sainte-Marie de l'Abbaye-aux-Dames à Saintes Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes France Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes
a statue of a man with a red hat and cape
Abbatiale Sainte-Marie de l'Abbaye-aux-Dames à Saintes Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes France
Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie-aux-Dames de Saintes - Interior.Eglise Saint-Pallais; Saintes, Poitou-Charentes, Charente Maritime, France; Saint-Pallais church.statue de Saint-Pallais, XVIIIe S.
an old building with purple flowers growing out of it
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an old building with a clock tower in the background
Abbatiale Sainte-Marie de l'Abbaye-aux-Dames à Saintes Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes France
Abbatiale Sainte-Marie de l'Abbaye-aux-Dames à Saintes Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes France Abbaye-aux-Dames, Saintes (Charente-Maritime, France) por Denis Trente-Huittessan.
an old black and white photo of the inside of a building with arched doorways
Abbatiale Sainte-Marie de l'Abbaye-aux-Dames à Saintes Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes France
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an old stone building with gargoyle and lions on the side, against a cloudy sky
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Abbatiale Sainte-Marie de l'Abbaye-aux-Dames à Saintes Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes France Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes
the inside of an old church with wooden pews
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the interior of an old church with stone arches and stained glass windows
Nef (XIIe s.) de l'abbatiale vue de la tribune des Sœurs malades, Abbaye-aux-Dames, Saintes (Charente-Maritime, France)
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