Saint-Thierry Abbey

Saint-Thierry Abbey was formerly a Benedictine abbey in the village of Saint-Thierry, Marne, It was closed in the 17th century and razed to the ground during the French Revolution. Since 1968 it has been a Benedictine nunnery in the Archdiocese of Reims.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: abbey located in Marne, in France
Also known as: “abbaye Saint-Thierry du mont d’Hor” and “Chapelle de l’abbaye du Mont Dor”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Saint-Hilaire (Saint-Thierry) and Église Saint-Rémi de Thil.

Église Saint-Hilaire (Saint-Thierry)

Church

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Église Saint-Hilaire (Saint-Thierry) is a church, which is situated 300 metres northeast of Saint-Thierry Abbey.

Église Saint-Rémi de Thil

Church

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Église Saint-Rémi de Thil is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Saint-Thierry Abbey.

Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Merfy

Church

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Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Merfy is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Saint-Thierry Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reims and Bourgogne-Fresne.

Reims

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Reims, a city in Champagne-Ardenne, France, is perhaps best known for its world heritage listed cathedral, where generations of French kings were crowned.

Bourgogne-Fresne

Village

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Bourgogne-Fresne is a commune in the department of Marne, northeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Bourgogne and Fresne-lès-Reims. Bourgogne-Fresne is situated 9 km northeast of Saint-Thierry Abbey.