Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen

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Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen is a former Benedictine nunnery in Caen, France, founded in the 11th century by William the Conqueror’s wife Matilda of Flanders and renowned for its Romanesque architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine nunnery ⓘ
Romanesque church ⓘ
former monastery ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Matilda of Flanders ⓘ
William the Conqueror ⓘ
belongsTo Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux ⓘ
category Benedictine monasteries in France ⓘ
Monasteries in Calvados ⓘ
churchOfAbbey Église de la Trinité, Caen ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentUse administrative buildings ⓘ
cultural venue ⓘ
dedicatedTo Holy Trinity ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
foundedAs Benedictine nunnery ⓘ
foundedBefore Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
foundedBy Matilda of Flanders ⓘ
Queen Matilda of England ⓘ
foundedInCentury 11th century ⓘ
function religious community of nuns ⓘ
hasChoir yes ⓘ
hasChurch yes ⓘ
hasCloister yes ⓘ
hasConventBuildings yes ⓘ
hasNave yes ⓘ
hasPart Église de la Trinité, Caen ⓘ
hasTowers yes ⓘ
hasTransept yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France ⓘ
knownFor Romanesque architecture ⓘ
monastic complex ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
locatedIn Caen ⓘ
Caen city center ⓘ
linked to: Caen

Calvados ⓘ
Lower Normandy (historical region) ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
locatedNear Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen ⓘ
locatedOn Plateau above Caen city center ⓘ
originalUse convent for Benedictine nuns ⓘ
patron Matilda of Flanders ⓘ
region northwestern France ⓘ
religiousOrder Benedictines ⓘ
spouseOfFounder William I of England ⓘ
William the Conqueror ⓘ
stylePeriod Norman Romanesque ⓘ
translationOfName Abbey of the Ladies ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen → locatedNear → Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen ⓘ
Matilda of Flanders → burialPlace → Abbaye aux Dames, Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
Matilda of Flanders → founded → Abbaye aux Dames, Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
Cecilia of Normandy → residence → Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
Cecilia of Normandy → educatedAt → Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
Cecilia of Normandy → basedIn → Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
Norman architecture → notableExample → Caen Abbey of Sainte-Trinité ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Dames convent school in Caen → locatedAt → Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen ⓘ
Abbaye aux Dames → hasAlternativeName → Abbaye de la Trinité de Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen → hasPart → Église de la Trinité, Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen → churchOfAbbey → Église de la Trinité, Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen
Norman Church → hasImportantMonastery → Abbey of La Trinité, Caen ⓘ
linked to: Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen