Monastery information | |
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Full name | Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Charroux |
Order | Benedictine |
Established | 785 |
Disestablished | 1762 |
Dedicated to | Sanctus Salvator |
Diocese | Poitiers |
People | |
Founder(s) | Roger, Count of Limoges |
Site | |
Location | Charroux, Vienne, France |
Coordinates | 46°8′36.3″N 0°24′15.9″E / 46.143417°N 0.404417°E |
Visible remains | Charlemagne Tower, Chapter house |
Public access | Yes |
Website | http://www.abbaye-charroux.fr/ |
Charroux Abbey (French: Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Charroux) is a ruined monastery in Charroux, in the Vienne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France.