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Baume Abbey

Baume-les-Messieurs, France · built 901

Baume Abbey, in its village of Baume-les-Messieurs, Jura, France, was founded as a Benedictine abbey not far from the still-travelled Roman road linking Besançon and Lyon. It stands near the source of the Dard. Around it the village of Baume-les-Messieurs is congregated. The abbey is known for its sixteenth-century retable.

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

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