Monastery / hospiceIlle-et-Vilaine

Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Redon

Redon

Dimensions

Romanesque crossing tower, Norman Gothic chevet

Period

Founded in 832, Romanesque tower 11th-12th c.

What stands there

once governed up to 27 priories and 12 parishes

Former Benedictine abbey founded by Saint Conwoïon at the confluence of the Oust and the Vilaine. Its Romanesque crossing tower is among the finest in Brittany; an underground passage linking the cloister to the Vilaine opens only during Heritage Days (Journées du Patrimoine).

Getting there : Free access to the abbey church

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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Nearby

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Église de la commanderie de Carentoir (Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Temple)Templar site · Carentoir · 19 km
Chapelle Sainte-AgatheChapel · Langon · 19 km
Fontaine Saint-ClairSacred spring / fountain · Limerzel · 20 km
Chapelle de la commanderie de LimerzelTemplar site · Limerzel · 21 km

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