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Loc-Dieu Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located near Martiel, 9 km west from Villefranche-de-Rouergue, in the department of Aveyron in France. ==History== Founded in 1123 in a place formerly called ''Locus Diaboli'' (Latin for "devil's place") due to the large number of dolmens around it, it was renamed ''Locus Dei'' in Latin by the monks, which in French became ''Loc-Dieu,'' both meaning the "place of God". Burnt down by the English in 1409, it was rebuilt in 1470, and the abbey was fortified. The abbey was suppressed and its assets sold off as national property by the French government during the French Revolution in 1793. The Cibiel family bought it in 1812, and Cibiel descendants still live in it today. The buildings were restored in 1840 (the east wing) and in 1880 (the south and west wings). In the summer of 1940, paintings from the Louvre, including the Mona Lisa, were hidden in Loc-Dieu to keep them safe from German troops. The abbey and its large park are now open to visitors. 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「Loc-Dieu Abbey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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