Bernay Abbey
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bernay | |
Nave of the abbey church | |
Interactive map of Bernay Abbey | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | 11th century |
| Disestablished | 1790 |
| Dedicated to | Virgin Mary |
| People | |
| Founder | Judith of Brittany |
| Site | |
| Location | Bernay, Eure, France |
| Coordinates | 49°05′21″N 0°35′54″E / 49.0893°N 0.5982°E |
Bernay Abbey (abbaye Notre-Dame de Bernay) was a Benedictine abbey in Bernay, Eure, France. The designers of its abbey church were ahead of their time, making it one of the first examples of Romanesque architecture in Normandy. It shows the early evolution of that style, its decorative elements and its building techniques.
Founded in the 11th century by Judith of Brittany, daughter of Conan I of Rennes and wife of Richard II, Duke of Normandy, the abbey church was listed as a historic monument in 1862, the other abbey buildings in 1965 and the archaeological remains on the site in 1999.