Fontfroide Abbey
cistercian abbey located near Narbonne, in Aude department of France
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Summary
Fontfroide Abbey is a Cistercian monastery[1]. It draws 3,181 Wikipedia views per month (cistercian monastery category, ranking #10 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Narbonne[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Architectural style: Romanesque architecture[5]
- Headquarters location: Narbonne[6]
- Commons category: Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide[7]
- Inception: 1093[8]
- Religious order: Benedictines[9], Cistercians[10]
- Mother house: Grandselve Abbey[11]
- Diocese: Roman Catholic Diocese of Carcassonne-Narbonne[12]
- Dedicated to: Mary[13]
- Official website: https://www.fontfroide.com/[14]
- Described at URL: https://www.culture.gouv.fr/thematiques/inventaire-general-du-patrimoine-culturel/ressources/les-publications-imprimees/gustave-fayet-a-fontfroide-un-artiste-en-son-abbaye[15]
- Visitors per year: 97,580[16], 121,612[17], 126,266[18], 113,884[19], 102,865[20], 94,850[21], 98,140[22], 101,030[23], 93,360[24], 96,720[25], 93,062[26], 114,742[27]
- Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[28]
- Heritage designation: monument historique inscrit[29], classified historical monument[30]
- Social media followers: 1478[31]
Why It Matters
Fontfroide Abbey has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]