Chancelade Abbey

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Chancelade Abbey (French: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade) is an Augustinian monastery in Chancelade in the Dordogne. It was founded in 1129.

Key Information

Chancelade Abbey
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade
Chancelade abbey church
Chancelade Abbey Location
45°12′27″N 0°40′00″E / 45.2075°N 0.6667°E / 45.2075; 0.6667
Location	Chancelade, Dordogne
Country	France
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Friends of Chancelade Abbey (in French)
History
Founded	1129
Dedication	Our Lady
Architecture
Functional status	Defunct
Architectural type	Romanesque
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The abbey was damaged by English troops in the 14th century during the Hundred Years' War and again by Protestants in the 16th century during the French Wars of Religion.^[1]

Alain de Solminihac (beatified in 1981 by John Paul II) had the abbey restored in 1623.^[1] He was consecrated abbot of Chancelade by Urban VIII in 1636.^[2]

Economist Nicolas Baudeau taught theology at the abbey.^[3]

A contemporary monastic community is now in occupation of some buildings and in 2016 completed a new community house on the site.