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The Abbey of Saint-Pierre-les-Nonnains in Lyon, also known as the Abbey of the Dames de Saint-Pierre or simply Palais Saint-Pierre, is an ancient Catholic religious edifice that housed Benedictine nuns from the 10th century onwards, and was rebuilt in the 17th century.
Abbey of St Peter, Lyon (Abbaye de Saint-Pierre-les-Nonnains de Lyon), nuns, Diocese of Lyon (Lyon, Rhône) Lyre Abbey or Lire Abbey ( Abbaye Notre-Dame de Lyre or de Lire ), monks, Diocese of Évreux ( La Vieille-Lyre , Eure)
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The abbey was founded by Duke Simon I of Lorraine between 1130 and 1139, [1] [2] close to his castle at Prény. The valley where the monastery was built, as well as farmland, vineyards, mills and forests, were granted by the opulent Messinian abbeys of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains and Sainte-Glossinde [].
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A chapel dedicated to Saint Blandina is attested in the 13th century on the grounds of the Saint-Pierre abbey. [4] A recluserie known as Saint-Irénée was built next door, and the whole complex was later named after Saint Clair. [5] The name is sometimes spelled Saint-Cler, and compounded as Saint-Clair du Griffon; [6] le Griffon was a nearby ...
The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon (French: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, pronounced [myze de boz‿aʁ də ljɔ̃] ⓘ) is a municipal museum of fine arts in the French city of Lyon. Located near the Place des Terreaux, it is housed in a former Benedictine convent which was active during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was restored between 1988 ...