HOLY TRINITY ABBEY OF LESSAY
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Abbey classified as a historical monument, a jewel of Romanesque art and a symbol of the resistance of stones to history.
Listed as a historical monument, the Abbey of Lessay is the symbol of the resistance of the stones in the face of History. Founded in the 11th century by the barons of La Haye-du-Puits, the abbey welcomes Benedictine monks. Several times devastated, it is always reborn from its ashes: the Hundred Years' War saw it ravaged by fire, it was restored identically at the beginning of the 15th century. The Wars of Religion left the monastery in a state of abandonment, the buildings not maintained fall into ruin. The monks decide to raze them completely and to build, in 1752. The Revolution drives out the last monks. The monastery buildings are sold. The church is attributed to the commune by the National Assembly. The Second World War broke out. Under the bombardments, the Romanesque abbey suffers heavy damage and then collapses on 11 July, mined by the Germans. On their return from the exodus, the inhabitants find nothing but rubble. The commune obtained the opening of a restoration site from the administration of historic monuments. The titanic project is entrusted to a young chief architect: Yves-Marie Froidevaux. A dozen years of work later, the abbey was restored to worship its inhabitants, and once again became the jewel of Romanesque art that it was - and still is. Today, this emblem of the city, overhung by a magnificent copper rooster, can be visited, and the majesty of the place will not leave you indifferent. It's hard not to make a stop here.
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