Igny Abbey

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Igny Abbey or Val d'Igny Abbey (French: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Igny; Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val d'Igny) is a Cistercian abbey located in Arcis-le-Ponsart, Marne, France. It was founded in 1128 for Cistercian monks, dissolved in 1791 during the French Revolution, re-established in 1876 for Trappist monks, destroyed in 1918, reopened in 1929 for Trappist nuns and modernised in 2008–12 to accommodate three or four pre-existing communities.

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Igny Abbey
Reims

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N 49.21 °	E 3.6852777777778 °

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Maison de retraite d'Arcis-le-Ponsart

51170 Reims
Grand Est, France
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Communautés religieuses Cisterciennes

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