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Le Thoronet Abbey ((フランス語:L'abbaye du Thoronet)) is a former Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century, now restored as a museum. It is sited between the towns of Draguignan and Brignoles in the Var Department of Provence, in southeast France. It is one of the three Cistercian abbeys in Provence, along with the Sénanque Abbey and Silvacane, that together are known as "the Three Sisters of Provence." Le Thoronet Abbey is one of the best examples of the spirit of the Cistercian order. Even the acoustics of the church imposed a certain discipline upon the monks; because of the stone walls, which created a long echo, the monks were forced to sing slowly and perfectly together. The abbey is fundamentally connected to its site, and is an exceptional example of spirituality and philosophy transformed into architecture. It is distinguished, like other Cistercian abbeys, by its purity, harmony, and lack of decoration or ornament. == Chronology of Thoronet Abbey == *1098 - Founding of the first Cistercian monastery at Cîteaux, near Dijon, in Burgundy, by Robert de Molesme. *1136 - A group of Cistercian monks from the Abbey of Mazan, a "granddaughter" of the monastery at Citeaux, found a new monastery called Notre-dame-des-Floriéges, in the Var region. *1140 - Raimond and Etienne des Baux donate land for a new monastery in a remote mountain valley 45 kilometers northwest of Fréjus. *about 1157 The monks move from Floriéges to Le Thoronet *about 1176 to 1200 Construction of the monastery〔''Le Thoronet Abbey'' (English Edition), Monum - Editions de Patromoine, p. 6〕 *1176 - Alphonse I, the Count of Provence, confirms the Abbey property. *1199 - the troubadour Folquet de Marseille becomes Abbot of Le Thoronet.〔''Le Thoronet Abbey'' (English Edition), Monum - Editions de Patromoine, p. 6〕 *1785 - The Abbey is declared bankrupt and secularized. *1791 A sale of Abbey property is announced - *1840 Thoronet Abbey is one of the first buildings in France to be classified an historical monument. *1841 - Restoration of the monastery begins. *1854 - the French Government purchases the cloister and monks quarters. * 1938 - the rest of the monastery is purchased by the French Government. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Le Thoronet Abbey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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