Egres Abbey
Egres Abbey (Hungarian: Egresi ciszterci monostor; Romanian: Mănăstirea Igriș; French: Abbaye de Hégerieux) was a Cistercian monastery in the Kingdom of Hungary, located in Egres (present-day Igriș, part of the commune of Sânpetru Mare, Timiș County, Romania). The Egres Abbey was founded by Béla III of Hungary in 1179 as a filial abbey of Pontigny. Here is attested the oldest library in the territory of present-day Romania.
Here was buried king Andrew II of Hungary and his second wife, Yolanda de Courtenay.
References[]
- Magister Rogerius, Carmen miserabile
- Novák Lajos, Az egresi cisterci apátság története ("History of the Cistercian Abbey of Egres"), Budapest, 1892.
- Christopher Mielke, No Country for old Women. Burial Practices of Hungarian Queens (975-1301), University of Maryland 2010, p. 28 et. seq.
Coordinates: 46°04′45″N 20°47′07″E / 46.07917°N 20.78528°E
Categories:
- Cistercian monasteries in Hungary
- 1179 establishments in Europe
- Religious organizations established in the 1170s
- Banat
- Christian monasteries established in the 12th century
- Burial sites of the Capetian House of Courtenay