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Obazine Abbey, also known asAubazine Abbey, was aCistercian monastery in the present town ofAubazines in thedépartement ofCorrèze in theLimousin in France.
The monastery was founded in about 1134 by SaintStephen of Obazine, who after his ordination, with another priest, Pierre, began theeremitical life. They attracted a number of followers and with the sanction of Eustorge,Bishop of Tulle, built a monastery on a site granted them by the Viscount Archambault.
Before 1142 they had no established rule; however, in this year, St. Stephen was clothed with the regular habit. He hadCistercian monks train his followers in their mode of life, and affiliated his abbey to that ofCîteaux in 1147. As their number increased, several foundations were made. Before the Cistercian affiliation, the Abbey had a feminine monastery in Coyroux with a high closure. In Cîteaux, this organization wasn't common, but it improved the good reputation of Obazine.
The Obazine Abbey had foundations in Limousin and Quercy, as farms all aroundRocamadour, a famous sacred place of pilgrimage. These Cistercian farms were situated in Alix, Calès, Bonnecoste, Couzou, Carlucet, near Séniergues, and the last atLa Pannonie. That ring of Cistercian presence in Quercy was able to provide furnish wood and food to pilgrims, to the monks of Rocamadour and to Obazine. They were not able however survive after theHundred Years' War. Some of them became little castles, such as La Pannonie and Bonnecoste, while others disappeared.
Among the most distinguished abbots of Obazine wereFrançois d'Escobleau (d. 1628),Archbishop of Bordeaux, andCharles de la Roche-Aymon (d. 1777),CardinalArchbishop of Reims. The abbey was suppressed and its property confiscated by the government during theFrench Revolution in 1791. The government then converted the abbey into abordello for the remainder of the decade.
The structure of the abbey church survived the Revolution and now after restoration serves as the parish church of Aubazines.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Monastery of Obazine".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.| International | |
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