Les Écharlis Abbey

Les Écharlis Abbey - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Les Écharlis Abbey () is a former Cistercian monastery in Villefranche, Yonne, France. It was founded in the 12th century by a secular priest with two companions who wanted to live a monastic life. Soon afterward, the monastery joined the Cistercian order as a dependency of Fontenay Abbey. Read more on Wikipedia

type: monastery
date from: 1131

Source: en.wikipedia.org