Lessay Abbey
The Abbey of the Holy Trinity (French: Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité) is an 11th century Romanesque Benedictine Abbey church located in Lessay, Manche, France, then in Normandy. The abbey is one of the most important Norman Romanesque churches, and, along with Durham Cathedral, one of the first examples use of the rib vault to cover the choir in about 1098. This element became a key feature of Gothic architecture. The abbey was nearly destroyed in 1357. It was destroyed in 1944 and subsequently rebuilt.
| Lessay Abbey | |
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| Abbey of the Holy Trinity of Lessay | |
French: Abbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay | |
Lessay Abbey, 2008 | |
Lessay Abbey | |
| 49°13′12″N 1°31′58″W | |
| Location | Lessay, Manche, Normandy |
| Country | France |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Religious order | Benedictines |
| Website | www |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Coutances |
| Parish | Sainte-Opportune |
| Official name | Ancienne abbaye de Lessay |
| Type | Abbaye |
| Designated | 1840; October 19, 1946 |
| Reference no. | PA00110438 |
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