Annecy
Community ID:
1494
Town:
Annecy
Diocese:
Geneve
Region:
6U
Corporate Status:
Abbey
Date Founded:
1179
Religious Order:
Cistercian
Foundation Information:
Founded by Beatrix, daughter of Count William of Geneva. Remained a comital family concern, with abbess from the line of the counts.
Secondary Sources:
Abbayes et prieurés de l'ancienne France: recueil historique des archevêchés, évêchés, abbayes et prieurés de France, vol. 9, p. 236;
Histoire du Bugue, vol. 3, p. 376;
Gallia christiana, vol. 16, p. 491
Contributors:
Bruce L. Venarde
Date Started:
1179
Length:
257
