Igny Abbey

Igny Abbey
Main entrance, 2016
Monastery information
Full nameThe Abbey of Our Lady of Igny (French: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Igny;
Other namesAbbaye Notre-Dame du Val d'Igny
OrderCistercian, Trappist
Established1126-1128, 1876, 1929
Disestablished1790-1874 and 1914-1929
Mother houseCîteaux Abbey, France
Dedicated toVirgin Mary
DioceseReims
People
Founder(s)Rainaud II de Martigny, Archbishop of Reims
Important associated figuresSaint Bernard of Clairvaux, Blessed Abbot Guerric of Igny, Blessed Abbot Gerard of Clairvaux, Gaucher V de Châtillon
Site
LocationArcis-le-Ponsart, Marne, France.

Igny Abbey or Val d'Igny Abbey (French: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Igny; Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val d'Igny) is a Cistercian abbey located in Arcis-le-Ponsart, Marne, France. It was founded in 1128 for Cistercian monks, dissolved in 1791 during the French Revolution, re-established in 1876 for Trappist monks, destroyed in 1918, reopened in 1929 for Trappist nuns and modernised in 2008–12 to accommodate three or four pre-existing communities.


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