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The Abbaye aux Hommes in Caen, also known as the Abbey of Saint-Étienne, is a beautiful 11th century Romanesque abbey church known for being William the Conqueror's gravesite. Abbaye aux Hommes history
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William the Conqueror is laid to rest in the abbey church. Guided tours : - In French, from October 1st to March 31th from monday to friday at 10:30am and 2:30pm. On Sundays (only during school holidays) at 10:30am, 2:30pm and 4pm. - From April 1st to June 30th and in September : in french, every day at 10:30am, 2:30pm and 4pm.
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Only one leg bone of the Duke has been preserved and buried once again in the Church, under a simple slab. Duke William the Conqueror and the Duchess Matilda founded the Abbayes-aux-Hommes (c. 1063) and Abbayes-aux- Dames (between 1059 and 1065) to enhance the development of the new ducal capital. At Saint-Etienne de Caen, the Abbot Lanfranc.
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Abbaye-aux-Hommes. Caen's most important medieval site is the Men's Abbey - now city hall - and, right next door, the magnificent, multi-turreted Église St-Étienne (St Stephen's Church), with its Romanesque nave, Gothic choir and William the Conqueror's tomb (rebuilt; the original was destroyed by a 16th-century Calvinist mob and.
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The Abbey of Saint-Etienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes ('Men"s Abbey'), is a former monastery dedicated to Saint Stephen ( Saint Étienne ). It is considered, along with the neighbouring Abbaye aux Dames ('Ladies" Abbey'), to be one of the most notable Romanesque buildings in Normandy. Like all the major abbeys in Normandy, it was Benedictine.
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The abbey was founded as a Benedictine nunnery in the late 11th century by William the Conqueror and his wife Matilda of Flanders as the Abbaye aux Dames ("Women's Abbey"), as well as the Abbaye aux Hommes ("Men's Abbey"), more formally the Abbey of Saint-Étienne. The works began in 1062, starting from the rear, and were completed in 1130.
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The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes ("Men's Abbey") by contrast with the Abbaye aux Dames ("Ladies' Abbey"), is a former Benedictine monastery in the French city of Caen, Normandy, dedicated to Saint Stephen.
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L' abbaye aux Hommes, ou abbaye Saint-Étienne de Caen, est une des deux grandes abbayes, avec l' abbaye aux Dames, fondées par Guillaume de Normandie le futur conquérant, vers 1060 1, à Caen, dans le département du Calvados, en région Normandie . L'ancienne église abbatiale Saint-Étienne est devenue église paroissiale après la Révolution.
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Gouhier, P., L'Abbaye aux Hommes, Saint-Étienne de Caen, Paris, 1960 Grant, L. "The Choir of Saint-Etienne at Caen," Medieval Architecture and Its Intellectual Context, Studies in Honor of Peter Kidson, London, 1990, 113-125-----, Architecture and Society in Normandy, New Haven, 205, 52-54
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14027 Caen cedex 27 02 31 30 42 81 Contacter par mail Accessibilité PMR Attention : les dimanche 24 et 31 décembre, l'Abbaye-aux-Hommes fermera exceptionnellement à 16h. Un chef-d'œuvre architectural de l'art médiéval et du XVIII e L'abbatiale Saint-Étienne
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Abbaye aux Hommes 876 reviews #5 of 53 things to do in Caen Points of Interest & LandmarksReligious Sites Closed now 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Write a review About The Men's Abbey : A masterpiece of medieval art and 18th century.
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Located in the centre of Caen, ibis Styles Caen Centre Historique is a 6-minute walk from the Abbaye-aux-Hommes. It offers rooms serviced by a lift, a 24-hour front desk and free Wi-Fi access. All the soundproofed rooms feature a desk, a flat-screen…
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La Sainte-Trinité ou Abbaye-aux-Dames, fondée entre 1059 et 1065, est consacrée en 1066, tandis que Saint-Étienne ou Abbaye-aux-Hommes, fondée vers 1063 à l'extérieur de Caen, est consacrée le 13 septembre 1077 en présence de Lanfranc, devenu archevêque de Canterbury. Les deux églises abbatiales renferment respectivement les.
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