Troyes Cathedral
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Troyes Cathedral is a Catholic church, dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, located in the town of Troyes in Champagne, France. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Troyes. The cathedral, in
West front of Troyes Cathedral
An enamel of Lupus of Troyes, a 5th-century bishop, healing a deaf woman. The old Cathedral is visible in the background.
The Council of Troyes grants official status to Order of the Knights Templar (1129)
Troyes Cathedral in 1634
Clairvaux Abbey
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Clairvaux Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Ville-sous-la-Ferté, 15 kilometres from Bar-sur-Aube. The abbey was founded in 1115 by Bernard of Clairvaux. As a primary abbey, it was one of the most si
Troyes Cathedral
…architect Jean Henri Gentilz in 1779, and gilded in 1786, shortly before the French Revolution. The carved wooden choir stalls were originally made for Clairvaux Abbey. When the abbey was largely destroyed during the French Revolution, the stalls, as well as the organ, were nationalised and were eventually purchased…
The main entrance to the abbey
An early 18th-century view of the abbey, prior to the reconstruction that began in 1708
The prison as it appeared in 1901