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Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey

Religious and Sacred Architecture

The Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey is an abbey located within the city and island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, in the department of Manche. It is now owned and operated as a French national monument, though religious services still occur there and monks are occasionally invited to take up residence.

Facts
Location
Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France 1
Architectural Style
Romanesque and Gothic 1
Primary Material
Stone, including Caen stone 1
Building Type
Abbey 1
Construction
from 966 1
Year the Benedictine abbey was established on the site; an earlier sanctuary there dates to about 708.
UNESCO Inscription Year
1979 1
Current Use
French national monument with active religious services, home to the Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem since 2001, open to visitors 1
Classification
Genre
Architecture 1
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1. Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey (Wikipedia)
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    is an abbey located within the city and island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, in the department of Manche.
  • Genre reference
    It is now owned and operated as a French national monument, though religious services still occur there and monks are occasionally invited to take up residence.
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