Learning Exercise

The site is currently under construction. Click on the British flag for English. The flags are located at the bottom center of the screen. A pdf file will come up. It is 13 pages. Read the information and answer the following questions. 1. When and by whom was the Abbey founded? 2. Where is the Abbey located? 3. Who was Petronille de Chemille? 4. List the names and purposes for each of the five religious orders housed within Fontevraud Abbey. 5. What is the Plantagenet connection to the Abbey? 6. Name the kings and queens buried at the Abbey. 7. Why was Fontevraud Abbey the region's richest and most influential? 8. Why did the Abbey go into decline in the Middle Ages? 9. How did Marie de Bretagne revitalize the Abbey in the 15th century?10. Why is the Renaissance the Abbey's second golden age? 11. What roles did Renee, Louise, and Eleonore de Bordon play as Abbey Abbesses? 12. What challenges did Jeanne-Baptiste de Bourbon face in running the Abbey?13. What happened to the monastic order of St. Jean de l'Habit? 14. How did this affect the Abbey? 15. How did royal abbesses and the canonization of Robert d'Abrissel affect the Abbey's importance? 16. What did Abbess Marie-Gabrielle de Rochechouart do for the Abbey? 17. How did the presence of daughters of Louis XV affect the Abbey's fortunes? 18. What happened to the Abbey during the French Revolution? 19. When and why did it close? 20. What was the Abbey site used for after the French Revolution? For the remaining questions you will need to go back to the home page for this site and click on "Decouvrie l'Abbaye" and "Images." Although these sections are in French you should look at the photographs which will be used to answer the remaining items. 21. List the principle features of Romanesque Architecture. 22. Is Fontevraud Abbey Romanesque?23. Describe the interor of the Abbey Church. 24. Describe each of the following: a. The Cloister of the Grand-Moutier. b. The Refractory. c. The Cloister of St. Benoit. d. The Kitchens. e. The Priory of St. Lazaire. f. The Chauffoir. g. The Salle Capitulaire.