Bassac Abbey
| Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac | |
|---|---|
 ESE view of the abbey (12th -18th centuries), Bassac, Charente, France | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Bassac, Charente |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°23′39″N 0°37′08″E / 45.394298°N 0.61901°ECoordinates: 45°23′39″N 0°37′08″E / 45.394298°N 0.61901°E |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church |
| District | Charente |
| Province | Poitou-Charentes |
| Year consecrated | 1002 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | existing |
| Website | ؟ |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural style | Ancient Diocese of Saintes |
Bassac Abbey (French: Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac) is an 11th-century Roman building abbey in Bassac, Charente from Ancient Diocese of Saintes style. The church was founded in 1002 by Wardrade Loriches, count of la Marche and first known Lord of Jarnac. It was built to 1015 by Angel de Grimoard, Bishop of Angoulême, and aIso brother, Bishop of Saintes. In 1095 it was made subservient to the Abbey of Saint-Jean-D'Angely by Pope Urban II;[1] it regained its independence in 1246.[2] Bassac Abbey was largely reconstructed under Guillaume de Vibrac, Abbot from 1247 to 1286.[3][4]
Resources
- ↑ Jules Denyse, "L'abbaye royale de Saint-Étienne de Bassac," Bulletins et mémoires de la Société archéologique et historique de la Charente 5, no. 3 (1880): 86.
- ↑ Paul Calendini, "Bassac (Abbaye bénédictine Saint-Étienne de)," in Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques, ed. Alfred Baudrillart, Albert de Meyer, and Van Cauwenbergh (Paris: Librairie Letouzey et Ané, 1932), 6:1260–61.
- ↑ Abbey or abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac Archived December 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. virtualtourist.com
- ↑ French History: The Charente River adamandmollygo.com
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