La Trappe Abbey
La Trappe Abbey, also known as La Grande Trappe, is a monastery in Soligny-la-Trappe, Orne, France. It is known for being the house of origin of the Trappists, to whom it gave its name.Photo: Stucki, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: abbey located in Orne, in France
- Also known as: “Abbatiale Notre-Dame de la Trappe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town hall of Soligny-la-Trappe and Église Saint-Jacques de Prépotin.
Town hall of Soligny-la-Trappe
Town hall
Photo: Brunodumaine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Town hall of Soligny-la-Trappe is situated 3½ km southwest of La Trappe Abbey.
Église Saint-Jacques de Prépotin
Church
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Jacques de Prépotin is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of La Trappe Abbey.
Église Saint-Martin des Genettes
Church
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Martin des Genettes is a church, which is situated 3 km north of La Trappe Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bubertré and Lignerolles.
Bubertré
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bubertré is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre au Perche. Bubertré is situated 5 km southeast of La Trappe Abbey.
Lignerolles
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lignerolles is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre au Perche. Lignerolles is situated 5 km south of La Trappe Abbey.
Tourouvre
Village
Photo: Unozoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tourouvre is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre au Perche. Tourouvre is situated 8 km southeast of La Trappe Abbey.
La Trappe Abbey
- Categories: Trappist monastery, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Soligny-la-Trappe, Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Normandy, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.63734° or 48° 38′ 14″ northLongitude
0.57356° or 0° 34′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8FW2JHPF+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 287373742OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q779678
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“La Trappe Abbey” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Абатство Ла Трап”
- Catalan: “la Trappe”
- Catalan: “La Trappe”
- Catalan: “Notre-Dame de la Trappe”
- Chinese: “拉特拉普圣母修道院”
- Czech: “Opatství La Trappe”
- Dutch: “Abdij Notre-Dame de la Grande Trappe”
- French: “abbaye de La Trappe”
- French: “abbaye Notre-Dame de la Trappe”
- French: “Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Trappe”
- German: “La Trappe”
- Italian: “abbazia di Notre-Dame de la Trappe”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Notre-Dame de la Trappe”
- Japanese: “トラップ修道院”
- Japanese: “ラ・トラップ修道院”
- Russian: “Ла-Трапп”
- Spanish: “abadía de La Trapa”
- Spanish: “abadía de Nuestra Señora de La Trapa”
- Spanish: “abadía de Nuestra Señora de La Trappe”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Nuestra Señora de La Trappe”
- Spanish: “La Trapa”
- Ukrainian: “Ла-Трапп”
- “la Trappe”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Trappe and Étang de Chaumont.
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