Cormery Abbey

Cormery Abbey
Abbaye Saint-Paul de Cormery
Remains of the abbey. From top to bottom:
Saint-Symphorien chapel and Saint-Paul tower;
cloister and chapter house;
refectory and abbey house.
Location within France
Monastery information
OrderBenedictine
Established791
Disestablished1790
Dedicated toSaint Paul
DioceseTours
People
Founder(s)Ithier, abbot of Saint-Martin
Site
LocationCormery, France
Coordinates47°16′8.3994″N 0°50′12.8394″E / 47.268999833°N 0.836899833°E / 47.268999833; 0.836899833

Cormery Abbey or the Abbey of Saint Paul, Cormery (French: Abbaye Saint-Paul de Cormery), is a former Benedictine abbey located on the territory of the commune of Cormery in the French department of Indre-et-Loire in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

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