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=Abbaye de Fontenay = 

- ﻿It was founded by St. Bernard of Clairvaux on land he received from his uncle in 1118 in a valley called Burgundy. - in 1130 cistercian monks began to move into the Abbey. -one of the oldest Cistercian monasteries in France -The stain glass windows mainly consist of soft blues and yellow geometrics -During the French Revolution it was turned into a paper mil. -It is often used as a backdrop for films because of how elegant it is -In 1906 it was bought and restored to its original beauty.

Sources: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/fontenay-abbey http://www.burgundytoday.com/historic-places/abbeys-churches/abbaye-fontenay.htm