Moutier-Grandval Abbey
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Moutier-Grandval Abbey was a Benedictine abbey near the villages of Moutier and Grandval in today's Bernese Jura, Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was founded around 640, when Grandval already existe
Ruins of the Moutier Abbey, circa 1830s, by Godefroy Engelmann
Moutier-Grandval Bible, c. 840; the story of Adam and Eve from the Book of Genesis
Corgémont
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Corgémont is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking part of the canton in the Jura mountains.
Moutier-Grandval Abbey
…Bellelay Abbey was founded as a dependency in 1136, but as this belonged to the new Premonstratensian order the story seems unlikely. The abbey owned Corgémont, Tavannes and Perrefitte and other properties. From 1486 the abbey was also part of the Protectorate of Bern in the Old Swiss Confederacy, while remaining…
Mennonite library north of Corgémont
The Bibliothèque De La Conférence Mennonite Suisse
Aerial view from 1200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1930)