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Lérins Abbey, the Glossary

Lérins Abbey is a Cistercian monastery on the island of Saint-Honorat, one of the Lérins Islands, on the French Riviera, with an active monastic community.^[1]

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5th-century establishments in sub-Roman Gaul
Buildings and structures in Alpes-Maritimes
Cannes
Carolingian architecture
Christian monasteries established in the 5th century

Abbot

Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions.

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Agricola of Avignon

Saint Agricola (Agricol, Agricolus) of Avignon (c. 630–c. 700) was a bishop of Avignon.

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Île Saint-Honorat

The Île Saint-Honorat is the second largest of the Lérins Islands, about off shore from the French Riviera town of Cannes.

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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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Cannes

Cannes (Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera.

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Caprasius of Lérins

Caprasius, sometimes Caprasius of Lérins (Caprais; died 430), was a hermit who lived in Lérins, Provence.

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Carolingian architecture

Carolingian architecture is the style of north European Pre-Romanesque architecture belonging to the period of the Carolingian Renaissance of the late 8th and 9th centuries, when the Carolingian dynasty dominated west European politics.

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Carolingian art

Carolingian art comes from the Frankish Empire in the period of roughly 120 years from about 780 to 900—during the reign of Charlemagne and his immediate heirs—popularly known as the Carolingian Renaissance.

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Chlothar II

Chlothar II, sometimes called "the Young" (French: le Jeune), (May/June 584 – 18 October 629) was king of the Franks, ruling Neustria (584–629), Burgundy (613–629) and Austrasia (613–623).

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Cistercians

The Cistercians, officially the Order of Cistercians ((Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contributions of the highly-influential Bernard of Clairvaux, known as the Latin Rule.

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Faustus of Riez

Faustus of Riez was an early Bishop of Riez (Rhegium) in Southern Gaul (Provence), the best known and most distinguished defender of so-called Semipelagianism.

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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 Riviera

The French Riviera, known in French as the i (Còsta d'Azur), is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France.

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Genoa

Genoa (Genova,; Zêna) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy.

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Hermit

A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion.

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Hilary of Arles

Hilary of Arles, also known by his Latin name Hilarius (c. 403–449), was a bishop of Arles in Southern France.

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Honoratus

Honoratus (Saint Honorat; c. 350 – 6 January 429) was the founder of Lérins Abbey who later became an early Archbishop of Arles.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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John Cassian

John Cassian, also known as John the Ascetic and John Cassian the Roman (Ioannes Eremita Cassianus, Ioannus Cassianus, or Ioannes Massiliensis; Greek: Ίωάννης Κασσιανός ό Ερημίτης; –), was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern churches for his mystical writings.

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Lérins Islands

The Lérins Islands (in les Îles de Lérins) are a group of four Mediterranean islands off the French Riviera, in Cannes. Lérins Abbey and Lérins Islands are Cannes.

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Liqueur

A liqueur is an alcoholic drink composed of spirits (often rectified spirit) and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices.

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List of Carolingian monasteries

This is a partial list of monasteries of the Carolingian Empire, in Western Europe around the year 800. Lérins Abbey and list of Carolingian monasteries are Carolingian architecture.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Pilgrimage

A pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place, which can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life.

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Porcarius I

Porcarius I (fl. 489–495) was the abbot of Lérins in the late fifth century and into the early sixth.

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Porcarius II

Porcarius II, in French Porchaire II or Porcaire II (died c. 732), was a Benedictine abbot who governed the Abbey of Lérins at a time when the monastery included over 500 monks.

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Quinidius

Quinidius (Quenin; died 15 February c. 579) was a French hermit, deacon, and bishop, who acquired the reputation of being a saint.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arles

The former French Catholic Archbishopric of Arles had its episcopal seat in the city of Arles, in southern France.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Avignon

The Archdiocese of Avignon (Latin: Archidioecesis Avenionensis; French: Archidiocèse d'Avignon) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon

The Diocese of Fréjus–Toulon (Latin: Dioecesis Foroiuliensis–Tolonensis; French: Diocèse de Fréjus–Toulon) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Riez

The former French Catholic diocese of Riez existed at least from fifth century Gaul to the French Revolution.

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Saint Nazarius (abbot)

Saint Nazarius (Saint Nazaire) was the fourteenth abbot of the monastery of Lérins, probably during the reign of the Merovingian Clotaire II (584-629).

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Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick (Patricius; Pádraig or; Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland.

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Saracen

German woodcut depicting Saracens Saracen was a term used both in Greek and Latin writings between the 5th and 15th centuries to refer to the people who lived in and near what was designated by the Romans as Arabia Petraea and Arabia Deserta.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Vallauris

Vallauris (Valàuria; Niçard subdialect: Valàuri) is a seaside commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

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