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Holy Cross Abbey

Poitiers, France · built 501

The Abbey of the Holy Cross was a French Benedictine nunnery founded in the 6th century. Destroyed during the French Revolution, a new monastery with the same name was built in a nearby location during the 19th century for a community of Canonesses of St. Augustine of the Mercy of Jesus.

Monastery data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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