Montmajour Abbey (French: Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour) is a fortified Benedictine monastery built between the 10th and 13th century on what was then an island five kilometers north of Arles, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, Provence, in the south of France.
The Abbey is noted for its 11th-14th century graves, carved in the rock, its subterranean crypt, and its massive unfinished church. It was an important pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages, and in the 18th century it was the site of a large Maurist Monastery, now in ruin. The abbey is cared for as a historic monument by the Centre des monuments nationaux.
Read more about Montmajour Abbey: Early History and Legends of Montmajour, Chronology, St. Peter's Chapel (11th Century), The Rock Cemetery (11th-14th Century), The Chapel of The Holy Cross (12th Century), The Crypt of St. Benedict (12th Century), The Nave and Choir of The Abbatiale Church (12th Century), The Cloister (12th Century), The Pons De L'Orme Tower (14th Century), The Maurist Monastery (18th Century), Bibliography
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“The Abbey always reminds me of that old toast, “Above lofty timbers, the walls around are bare, echoing to our laughter, as though the dead were there.””
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)