Roche Abbey: Monks' Refectory

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The building where the abbey would communally take meals, accompanied by readings from the scriptures. The orientaion of the refectory on a north-south axis is an indicator that Roche was a Cistercian house: in a particularly literal interpretation of St Benedict's Rule, the Cistercian's often attached the abbey kitchen to the cloister whereas, in other communities, it would have been a separate building (in order to lessen the dangers of an accidental fire). To make space for the kitchen, the refectory was changed from the otherwise usual west-east orientation to one of north-south.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roche_Abbey
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Coordinates:   53°24'7"N   1°11'0"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago