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is extant, which fills almost the entire width of the west front. The first three bays of the nave are noticeably wider than the rest. The vault of the first is gone, but that of the next three remains, supported on massive
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and the transept with three chapels on either arm had become dilapidated almost to the point of collapse, and were replaced by a semi-circular termination on the east side of the transept.
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Imposing ruins are all that remain of the abbey church, constructed between 1160 and 1190, originally about 70 metres long and 40 metres broad across the
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and supports a terrace surrounded by a balustrade. Beyond a courtyard stands a further gateway with a coat of arms and building in the style of
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The monumental gateway dates from the 18th century rebuild. It has a concave façade with four very large pilasters with
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abbey of Saints Vincent and Anastasius, near Rome, which is also called the "Abbey of Three Fountains" (
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The abbey's isolated site protected it from armed attack. It fell however into the hands of
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The abbey was very active in its first century or so in the settlement of daughter houses:
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and are separated from the nave by pointed arches. Between 1785 and 1789 the rectangular
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abbey church has been stabilised as a picturesque ruin. The outbuildings accommodate a
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Christian monasteries established in the 12th century
333:Religious organizations established in the 1120s 309: 338:Christian monasteries in Marne (department) 59:It was the first daughter-house founded by 255:: "Abbey of Saints Vincent and Anastasius" 157:in 1536. Between 1716 and 1741, the abbot 33:Abbaye de Sainte-Marie des Trois-Fontaines 353:Tourist attractions in Marne (department) 15: 139:, Belafons, in Vojvodina, Serbia (1234) 75:in 1118, on isolated woodland given by 310: 238:literally "three fountains"; cf the 13: 272:, second half of the 12th century. 14: 364: 318:Cistercian monasteries in France 39:abbey in the present commune of 328:1120s establishments in France 248:Trium Fontium ad Aquas Salvias 232: 47:, in the historic province of 1: 323:1121 establishments in Europe 263: 170: 43:in the French department of 7: 10: 369: 148:Alberic of Trois-Fontaines 121:Monthiers-en-Argonne Abbey 54: 244:Abbazia delle Tre Fontane 20:Ruins of the abbey church 225: 41:Trois-Fontaines-l'Abbaye 165:Pierre GuĂ©rin de Tencin 32: 21: 253:Catholic Encyclopedia 25:Trois-Fontaines Abbey 19: 137:Belin Studenac Abbey 103:Haute-Fontaine Abbey 73:Bernard of Clairvaux 290: /  177:Corinthian capitals 155:commendatory abbots 127:Szentgotthárd Abbey 348:Ruins in Grand Est 294:48.7187°N 4.9489°E 22: 144:James of Pecorara 360: 305: 304: 302: 301: 300: 295: 291: 288: 287: 286: 283: 257: 236: 368: 367: 363: 362: 361: 359: 358: 357: 308: 307: 299:48.7187; 4.9489 298: 296: 292: 289: 284: 281: 279: 277: 276: 266: 261: 260: 237: 233: 228: 201:barrel vaulting 173: 115:Châtillon Abbey 87:Lachalade Abbey 61:Clairvaux Abbey 57: 12: 11: 5: 366: 356: 355: 350: 345: 340: 335: 330: 325: 320: 274: 273: 265: 262: 259: 258: 230: 229: 227: 224: 220:bicycle museum 172: 169: 141: 140: 134: 124: 118: 112: 109:Cheminon Abbey 106: 100: 90: 56: 53: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 365: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 315: 313: 306: 303: 271: 268: 267: 256: 254: 249: 245: 241: 235: 231: 223: 221: 217: 213: 208: 206: 202: 198: 193: 189: 184: 182: 178: 168: 166: 162: 161: 156: 151: 149: 145: 138: 135: 132: 128: 125: 122: 119: 116: 113: 110: 107: 104: 101: 98: 94: 91: 88: 85: 84: 83: 80: 78: 77:Hugh de Vitry 74: 70: 66: 62: 52: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 18: 275: 252: 247: 243: 234: 216:Early Gothic 209: 185: 174: 160:in commendam 158: 152: 142: 81: 69:Saint-Dizier 58: 24: 23: 297: / 192:rose window 93:Orval Abbey 312:Categories 282:48°43′07″N 264:References 212:Romanesque 210:Today the 37:Cistercian 285:4°56′56″E 171:Buildings 49:Champagne 240:Trappist 188:transept 181:Louis XV 35:) was a 250:): see 197:corbels 131:Hungary 97:Belgium 55:History 133:(1183) 123:(1144) 117:(1142) 111:(1138) 105:(1136) 99:(1132) 89:(1127) 29:French 226:Notes 205:choir 65:Marne 45:Marne 214:and 163:was 246:or 129:in 95:in 71:by 67:at 314:: 222:. 183:. 51:. 31:: 27:(

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French
Cistercian
Trois-Fontaines-l'Abbaye
Marne
Champagne
Clairvaux Abbey
Marne
Saint-Dizier
Bernard of Clairvaux
Hugh de Vitry
Lachalade Abbey
Orval Abbey
Belgium
Haute-Fontaine Abbey
Cheminon Abbey
Châtillon Abbey
Monthiers-en-Argonne Abbey
Szentgotthárd Abbey
Hungary
Belin Studenac Abbey
James of Pecorara
Alberic of Trois-Fontaines
commendatory abbots
in commendam
Pierre Guérin de Tencin
Corinthian capitals
Louis XV
transept
rose window

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