Tamié Abbey

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A daughter founded in China in 1883

Monastery Tamié ( Notre- Dame de Tamié; Latin Stamedium ) is a fortress-like location in the mountains Trappist abbey in the town of Plancherine, around 15 kilometers west of Albertville in the department of Savoie, Rhone- Alpes, France.

History

By Country foundations in 1132 by the family de Chevron settled on the initiative of the later Archbishop Peter II of Tarantaise the first, from the monastery Bonnevaux ( Dauphiné ) -down Cistercian monks in 1133 at. The monastery belonged to the filiation of the monastery of Citeaux, the mother of all Cistercian abbey. In the vicinity there had the Gran Gien Clermont, la Chagne, Neufvillars, les Combes, la Rachy and Mercury, Plancherine, le Clos and Grésy, around Montmélian the Gran Gien Bréda, Clarfay, le Cernon, Gatapays, Montmeilleur and les Molettes and Cruet, at Chambery the Gran Gien Oncins, Ruffey, les Moilles, l' Epine, Rochessieux, la Bande, le Marais and Beauchiffrey and les Éteppes. The first church with semicircular choir statements was ordained in 1150. The monastery was affected by the Coming only a little. A first attempt to reform the monastery in the 17th century in the sense of the monastery of La Trappe was unsuccessful, but a second succeeded in 1677th was followed by the structural renovation which was carried out south of the original plant.

At the approach of the French Revolution, the Convention avoided in the near Turin, where loses him. The monastery was confiscated in 1792 by the French State and the plant was sold in 1800. In 1825, King Charles Felix of Sardinia bought the plant, which was restored in 1827, and left them to the bishop of Chambéry. 1861 attracted Trappist monastery of La Grâce -Dieu a ( Franche -Comté ). This community was founded in 1817 by Dom Eugène Huvelin in Bellevaux monastery. This origin also of the still active cult of the relics of Saints Peter II Archbishop of Tarentaise is related to the founding abbot of Tamié was and died in Bellevaux and was buried. In today's church life, the monastery as a spiritual retreat seeks to position. Among the economic activities, the production of a monastery cheese ( Abbaye de Tamié ) stands out.

Buildings and plant

The monastery is a regular quadrangle; the north wing is occupied by the stranger tract. The 1964 restored church is oriented to the south.