Clairvaux Abbey
Clairvaux Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Ville-sous-la-Ferté, 15 kilometres from Bar-sur-Aube. The abbey was founded in 1115 by Bernard of Clairvaux.- Type: Locality
- Description: abbey located in Aube, in France
- Also known as: “Clairvaux-sur-Aujon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clairvaux Prison and Chapelle Sainte-Anne de Clairvaux.
Clairvaux Prison
Prison
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Clairvaux Prison was a high-security prison in France, on the grounds of the former Clairvaux Abbey.
Chapelle Sainte-Anne de Clairvaux
Church
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Chapelle Sainte-Anne de Clairvaux is a church.
Église Saint-Martin de Ville-sous-la-Ferté
Church
Photo: Gérard Janot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Martin de Ville-sous-la-Ferté is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Clairvaux Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longchamp-sur-Aujon and Lignol-le-Château.
Longchamp-sur-Aujon
Village
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Longchamp-sur-Aujon is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Longchamp-sur-Aujon is situated 3½ km east of Clairvaux Abbey.
Lignol-le-Château
Village
Lignol-le-Château is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Lignol-le-Château is situated 9 km north of Clairvaux Abbey.
Clairvaux Abbey
- Categories: Cistercian monastery, abbey, Main Abby, and religious community
- Location: Ville-sous-la-Ferté, Arrondissement of Bar-sur-Aube, Aube, Grand Est, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Clairvaux Abbey” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Քլերվո աբբայություն”
- Azerbaijani: “Klervo (abbatlıq)”
- Azerbaijani: “Klervo”
- Basque: “Clairvauxko abadia”
- Belarusian: “Абацтва Клерво”
- Belarusian: “Клерво”
- Catalan: “Abadia de Claravall”
- Catalan: “Clairvaux, Clara Vallis”
- Chinese: “克萊爾沃隱修院”
- Chinese: “明谷”
- Chinese: “明谷修院”
- Chinese: “格萊福隱修院”
- Chinese: “格萊福隱修院明”
- Croatian: “Opatija Clairvaux”
- Czech: “Klášter Clairvaux”
- Czech: “Opatství Clairvaux”
- Danish: “Clairvaux”
- Dutch: “Abdij van Clairvaux”
- Esperanto: “Clairvaux”
- French: “abbaye de Clairvaux”
- French: “Abbaye de Clairvaux”
- Galician: “abadía de Claraval”
- Georgian: “კლერვოს სააბატო”
- German: “Kloster Clairvaux”
- Greek: “Αββαείο του Κλαιρβώ”
- Hebrew: “מנזר קלרבו”
- Hungarian: “Clairvaux-i ciszterci apátság”
- Irish: “Mainistir Clairvaux”
- Italian: “abbazia di Clairvaux”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Clairvaux”
- Japanese: “クレルヴォー修道院”
- Latin: “Claravallis”
- Luxembourgish: “Abtei Clairvaux”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Clairvaux”
- Norwegian: “Clairvaux”
- Polish: “Opactwo Clairvaux”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de Claraval”
- Romanian: “Mănăstirea Clairvaux”
- Russian: “Клерво”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Clairvaux”
- Slovak: “Kláštor Clairvaux”
- Slovenian: “Opatija Clairvaux”
- Spanish: “abadia de Claraval”
- Spanish: “abadía de Claraval”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Claraval”
- Swedish: “Clairvaux”
- Ukrainian: “Клервоське абатство”
- Welsh: “Abaty Clairvaux”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clairvaux (Abbey) and Grange Saint Bernard de Clairvaux.
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