Tamié Abbey
Encyclopedia
Tamié Abbey is a Cistercian monastery, located in the Bauges
, Savoie
, France
. It was founded in 1132, as a daughter house of Bonnevaux Abbey
, by Peter of Tarentaise
, who was also the first abbot.
It continues as a Trappist
community of 30 monks, famous for its cheese, Abbaye de Tamié.
Bauges
The Bauges Mountains is a mountain range in eastern France, stretching from the city of Annecy to the city of Chambéry, which is part of the French Prealps.- Major peaks :The Bauges have 14 summits above :...
, Savoie
Savoie
Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was founded in 1132, as a daughter house of Bonnevaux Abbey
Bonnevaux Abbey (Dauphiné)
Bonnevaux Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Lieudieu near Villeneuve-de-Marc in the Isère department of France, in the region of the Dauphiné, 25 kilometres east of Vienne and about 6 kilometres south-east of Saint-Jean-de-Bournay on the northern edge of the Forêt de Bonnevaux.- History...
, by Peter of Tarentaise
Peter of Tarentaise
Peter of Tarentaise was a Roman Catholic abbot and bishop. He has been declared a saint by that church, with a feast day of May 8.-Biography:...
, who was also the first abbot.
It continues as a Trappist
TRAPPIST
TRAPPIST is Belgian robotic telescope in Chile which came online in 2010, and is an acronym for TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope, so named in homage to Trappist beer produced in the Belgian region. Situated high in the Chilean mountains at La Silla Observatory, it is actually...
community of 30 monks, famous for its cheese, Abbaye de Tamié.