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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)
Celebrated in Lyon on January 2, a public holiday in all the city's courtyards, he is the patron saint of glassmakers. [1] In 1619, the latter joined forces with painters, protected by Saint Luc, to replace the first chapel on the left of Saint-Bonaventure church , dedicated to Mary , with their patrons. [ 2 ]
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 [].
Gondon Abbey (Abbaye de Gondon, Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Gondon), monks, diocese of Agen (Gondon-les-Montastruc, Monbahus, Lot-et-Garonne) Gourdon Abbey (Abbaye de Gourdon, Abbaye de Léobard, or most commonly Abbaye nouvelle), monks, diocese of Cahors (Léobard, Lot)
The basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains in Metz, France, is one of the oldest churches in Europe. The building began life in the 4th century when Metz was an important Gallo-Roman city. [ 1 ]
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 ...
Metz's Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains is built on the site of a Roman basilica which is a likely location for one of the earliest Christian congregations of France. [2] Originally the diocese was under the metropolitan of Trier.