Landévennec Abbey

Landévennec Abbey (Abbaye de Landévennec) was a monastery in Brittany, now in Finistère, France. It existed from its foundation at Landévennec, traditionally by Winwaloe in the late fifth century, to 1793, when the monastery was abandoned and sold. It was re-established as a monastery in 1958, supported by monks from KerbénéatCompanions of St.GuénoléPaul Burns, Butler's Lives of the Saints, March (2000), p. 24.. 
It became a Benedictine foundation in the eighth century. It was attacked and burned by Vikings in 913; it was subsequently rebuilt in stoneLandévennec.
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Category:Benedictine monasteries in France
br:Abati Sant-Gwenole Landevenneg
es:Abadía de Landévennec
fr:Abbaye de Landévennec
ru:Ландевеннек (аббатство)