ABBAYE DE LACHALADE
Gothic style abbey church, classified as a historical monument, with stained glass windows in grisaille from the 14th century, the only specimens in Lorraine.
It is the only surviving Cistercian abbey in eastern France. In 1120, 2 Benedictines moved here from Sainte-Vanne-de-Verdun. A church was consecrated in 1136. The abbey expanded between 1320 and 1340. Neglected after centuries of decline, the abbey church was listed as a historic monument in 1862. Recycled as a first-aid post in 14-18, it was relatively unscathed. In 1940, it was partially destroyed by bombing. Its treasures include 14th-century grisaille stained-glass windows, the only examples in Lorraine, and the Sainte-Vanne de Verdun rose window.
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