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Angers

Abbaye Saint-AubinMaine-et-Loire (49)

ANGERS: SAINT-AUBIN ABBEY

The abbey was founded in the 6thcentury but the church tower and the cloister that can be seen today date back to the 11th and 12th centuries.

Tower of Saint-Aubin church
Tower of Saint-Aubin church
Abbey cloister
Abbey cloister

12th century

One of the double arcatures of the cloister is adorned with a sculpted Virgin and Child on the central double spandrel and paintings on the flat parts of the arches.

Left: general view of the arcature
Left: general view of the arcature
Right: Virgin and Child
Right: Virgin and Child
David and Goliath
David and Goliath
The Massacre of the Innocents
The Massacre of the Innocents
Representation of Bethleem
Representation of Bethleem
Voyage of the Magi
Voyage of the Magi
Fighting knights
Fighting knights
Capital in the cloister
Capital in the cloister
Angers, Abbaye Saint-Aubin
Angers, Abbaye Saint-Aubin

Other capital of the cloister Recessed orders of the door to the chapter room

Location and nearby churches

  1. Les Ponts-de-Cé 7.2 km
  2. Savennières 11 km
  3. Soucelles 15 km
  4. Vauchrétien 17 km
  5. Beaulieu-sur-Layon 19 km
  6. Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne 21 km

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