Abbaye de Cadouin (Cadouin)

France / Aquitaine / Bourniquel / Cadouin
 church, monastery, Order of Cistercians, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed building / architectural heritage
The Abbey of Our Lady of the Nativity Cadouin is an ancient monastery founded in 1115 in Dordogne , in the territory of the village of Cadouin . This institution joined the Cistercian Order in 1119 . The abbey was consecrated in 1154 .

The former abbey Cadouin is classified a historical monument in 1840 .
It is listed in 1998 on the list of World Heritage by UNESCO and is on the pilgrim the road to St Jacques de Compostela(Spain), in France .
Worship -Roman Catholic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBAgpJVgDYM
Type -Abbey (currently local parish)
Attached to Cistercian Order (historic)
Construction begins -1115
Style (s) dominating Romanesque
Protection Rated MH ( 1840 )
World Heritage(1998 )
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Coordinates:   44°48'40"N   0°52'25"E
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