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Abbaye de Sainte-Catherine du Mont de Semnoz

Annecy, France

The Abbey of Sainte-Catherine-du-Mont was a monastic institution established in the 12th or 13th century in the area that is now the commune of Annecy, in Haute-Savoie. It was located in a secluded valley on the slopes of the Semnoz mountain, known as the Sainte-Catherine valley. The abbey was closed in 1772, and its members were transferred to a convent in the city center.

Monastery data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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