Acey Abbey

Daughter monasteries

Monastery Pili ( 1184 )

The monastery Acey ( Aceyum ) is a former Cistercian abbey and a current Trappist monastery in the municipality Vitreux in Jura, Franche- Comté, France. It is located around 26 km north- northeast of Dole and 7 km north of Gendrey on the banks of the river Ognon.

History

The monastery was founded at the instigation of the Archbishop of Besançon, Anseric de Montréal, and the Count Rainald III. founded by Burgundy in 1136 around 5 km from the establishment of hermits and manned by a founding convention of Kloster Cherlieu. Thus, it belonged to the filiation of Clairvaux Abbey Primary. In a short time the monastery was built six grains Gien. 1184 it populated the daughter founding monastery in Hungary Pili, which existed until 1526. At the end of the Middle Ages, it fell in Upcoming. Due to its location on the border of the Free County of Burgundy Duchy it was in 1435 and 1477 affected by the events of war, as in 1569 in the conflicts with the Protestants, and in 1595 under Henry IV. The 17th century brought new destruction. 1650 plunged the nave six bays to 30 m in length and 1683 burned the abbey. Between 1745 and 1771 extensive renovations took place. The French Revolution led in 1790 to the dissolution of the monastery. After various, mostly religious usages after the Restoration in 1873 moved again Cistercian ( Trappist ) monastery of Aiguebelle one. The church was repaired from 1900 to 1910. 1938, the monastery was again raised to the abbey. It is the only inhabited Cistercian monastery in the Franche -Comté.

Buildings and plant

The restored and since 1971, classified as a monument historique church from the 12th century, the nave is separated after the second yoke as an exhibition space, has a achtjochiges nave with two aisles, a transept with two chapels in the east and a flat closed choir. The exam is on the left ( north ) of the church.