Bassac Abbey

Bassac Abbey (French: Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac) is an 11th-century Romanesque style abbey in Bassac, Charente and part of the Ancient Diocese of Saintes . The church was founded in 1002 by Wardrade Loriches, count of la Marche and first known Lord of Jarnac. It was built to 1015 by Angel de Grimoard, Bishop of Angoulême, and his brother Iso, Bishop of Saintes. In 1095 it was made subservient to the Abbey of Saint-Jean-D'Angely by Pope Urban II;[1] it regained its independence in 1246.[2] Bassac Abbey was largely reconstructed under Guillaume de Vibrac, Abbot from 1247 to 1286.[3][4]

Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac
ESE view of the abbey (12th–18th centuries), Bassac, Charente, France
Religion
AffiliationCatholic Church
DistrictCharente
ProvincePoitou-Charentes
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusexisting
Year consecrated1002
Location
LocationBassac, Charente
Geographic coordinates45.661836°N 0.105384°W / 45.661836; -0.105384
Architecture
StyleAncient Diocese of Saintes
Website
abbayebassac.com

Resources
  1. Jules Denyse, "L'abbaye royale de Saint-Étienne de Bassac," Bulletins et mémoires de la Société archéologique et historique de la Charente 5, no. 3 (1880): 86.
  2. Paul Calendini, "Bassac (Abbaye bénédictine Saint-Étienne de)," in Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques, ed. Alfred Baudrillart, Albert de Meyer, and Van Cauwenbergh (Paris: Librairie Letouzey et Ané, 1932), 6:1260–61.
  3. Abbey or abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac Archived December 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine virtualtourist.com
  4. French History: The Charente River Archived 2014-12-24 at the Wayback Machine adamandmollygo.com


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