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Holy Cross Abbey (Poitiers), the Glossary

The Abbey of the Holy Cross was a French Benedictine monastery of nuns founded in the 6th century.^[1]

44 relations: Abbess, Aredius, Asceticism, Basina, daughter of Chilperic I, Benedictines, Caesarius of Arles, Canonesses of St. Augustine of the Mercy of Jesus, Catholic Church, Chapel, Chlothar I, Church of Sainte-Radegonde (Poitiers), Eleanor of Aquitaine, Eufronius, Excommunication, Feast of the Cross, France, Francia, Franks, French Revolution, French Wars of Religion, Germain of Paris, Good Friday, Grand Poitiers communauté urbaine, Gregory of Tours, Lady-in-waiting, Lina Eckenstein, List of Byzantine emperors, List of Frankish kings, Merovingian art and architecture, Monastic cell, Morgue, Nun, Parish church, Pepin I of Aquitaine, Radegund, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers, Saint Agnes of Poitiers, Saint-Benoît, Vienne, True Cross, Twelve Tables, Venantius Fortunatus, Vexilla regis prodeunt, William the Silent.
Augustinian monasteries in France
Benedictine nunneries in France
Buildings and structures in Poitiers
Christian monasteries established in the 6th century
Christianity in Poitiers
Monasteries destroyed during the French Revolution
Monasteries of Canonesses Regular

Abbess

An abbess (Latin: abbatissa) is the female superior of a community of nuns in an abbey.

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Aredius

Aredius, also italic and Arède d'Atane (25 August 591, at Saint-Yrieix in the Haute-Vienne), was chancellor to Theudebert I, king of Austrasia, and later Abbot of Attane (or Atane, Attanum).

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Asceticism

Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.

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Basina, daughter of Chilperic I

Basina (fl. 590), was a Frankish princess, the daughter and youngest child of Chilperic I, King of Soissons (later Neustria), and his first wife, Audovera.

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The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict.

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Caesarius of Arles

Caesarius of Arles (Caesarius Arelatensis; 468/470 27 August 542 AD), sometimes called "of Chalon" (Cabillonensis or Cabellinensis) from his birthplace Chalon-sur-Saône, was the foremost ecclesiastic of his generation in Merovingian Gaul.

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Canonesses of St. Augustine of the Mercy of Jesus

The Canonesses of St.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Chapel

A chapel (from cappella) is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small.

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Chlothar I

Chlothar I, sometime called "the Old" (French: le Vieux), (died December 561) also anglicised as Clotaire, was a king of the Franks of the Merovingian dynasty and one of the four sons of Clovis I. With his eldest brother Theuderic (c. 485 – 533/34) being the son of Clovis I and his first wife, Chlothar followed his two elder brothers Chlodomer (495–524) and Childebert I (496–558) as third surviving son of Clovis I and his second wife Queen Clotilde, lastly followed by their sister Clotilde (500–531).

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Church of Sainte-Radegonde (Poitiers)

The Church of Sainte-Radegonde (Église de Sainte-Radegonde) is a medieval Roman Catholic church in Poitiers, France, dating from the 6th century.

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Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine (Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Alienòr d'Aquitània,, Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II.

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Eufronius

Eufronius or Euphronius was the eighth Bishop of Tours; he served from 555 to 573, and was a near relative of Gregory of Tours.

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Excommunication

Excommunication is an institutional act of religious censure used to deprive, suspend, or limit membership in a religious community or to restrict certain rights within it, in particular those of being in communion with other members of the congregation, and of receiving the sacraments.

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Feast of the Cross

In the Christian liturgical calendar, there are several different celebrations of the Feast of the Cross, all of which commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Francia

The Kingdom of the Franks (Regnum Francorum), also known as the Frankish Kingdom, the Frankish Empire (Imperium Francorum) or Francia, was the largest post-Roman barbarian kingdom in Western Europe.

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Franks

Aristocratic Frankish burial items from the Merovingian dynasty The Franks (Franci or gens Francorum;; Francs.) were a western European people during the Roman Empire and Middle Ages.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.

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French Wars of Religion

The French Wars of Religion were a series of civil wars between French Catholics and Protestants (called Huguenots) from 1562 to 1598.

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Germain of Paris

Germain (Germanus; 496 – 28 May 576) was the bishop of Paris and is venerated as a saint in both the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Good Friday

Good Friday is a Christian holy day observing the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.

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Grand Poitiers communauté urbaine

Grand-Poitiers is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Poitiers.

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Gregory of Tours

Gregory of Tours (born italic; 30 November – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours during the Merovingian period and is known as the "father of French history".

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Lady-in-waiting

A lady-in-waiting (alternatively written lady in waiting) or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman.

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Lina Eckenstein

Lina Dorina Johanna Eckenstein (23 September 1857 – 4 May 1931) was a British polymath and historian who was acknowledged as a philosopher and scholar in the women's movement.

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List of Byzantine emperors

The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, which fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD.

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List of Frankish kings

The Franks, Germanic-speaking peoples that invaded the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, were first led by individuals called dukes and reguli.

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Merovingian art and architecture

Merovingian art is the art of the Merovingian dynasty of the Franks, which lasted from the 5th century to the 8th century in present-day France, Benelux and a part of Germany.

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Monastic cell

A cell is a small room used by a hermit, monk, nun or anchorite to live and as a devotional space.

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Morgue

A morgue or mortuary (in a hospital or elsewhere) is a place used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification (ID), removal for autopsy, respectful burial, cremation or other methods of disposal.

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Nun

A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service and contemplation, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.

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Parish church

A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish.

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Pepin I of Aquitaine

Pepin I or Pepin I of Aquitaine (French: Pépin; 797 – 13 December 838) was King of Aquitaine and Duke of Maine.

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Radegund

Radegund (Radegundis; also spelled Rhadegund, Radegonde, or Radigund; 520 – 13 August 587) was a Thuringian princess and Frankish queen, who founded the Abbey of the Holy Cross at Poitiers.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris

The Archdiocese of Paris (Archidioecesis Parisiensis; Archidiocèse de Paris) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers

The Archdiocese of Poitiers (Latin: Archidioecesis Pictaviensis; French: Archidiocèse de Poitiers) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Holy Cross Abbey (Poitiers) and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers are Christianity in Poitiers.

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Saint Agnes of Poitiers

St.

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Saint-Benoît, Vienne

Saint-Benoît is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

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True Cross

The True Cross is said to be the real cross that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified on, according to Christian tradition.

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Twelve Tables

The Laws of the Twelve Tables was the legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law.

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Venantius Fortunatus

Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus (530 600/609 AD; Venance Fortunat), known as Saint Venantius Fortunatus, was a Latin poet and hymnographer in the Merovingian Court, and a bishop of the Early Church who has been venerated since the Middle Ages.

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Vexilla regis prodeunt

Vexilla regis prodeunt (often known in English translation as The Royal Banner Forward Goes) is a Latin hymn in long metre by the Christian poet and saint Venantius Fortunatus, Bishop of Poitiers.

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William the Silent

William the Silent or William the Taciturn (Willem de Zwijger; 24 April 153310 July 1584), more commonly known in the Netherlands as William of Orange (Willem van Oranje), was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Cross_Abbey_(Poitiers)

Holy Cross Abbey (Poitiers), the Glossary

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See also

Augustinian monasteries in France

Benedictine nunneries in France

Buildings and structures in Poitiers

Christian monasteries established in the 6th century

Christianity in Poitiers

Monasteries destroyed during the French Revolution

Monasteries of Canonesses Regular

References