This stark Burgundian monastery, founded in 1119 by Saint Bernard, with its church, cloister, refectory, sleeping quarters, bakery and ironworks, is a wonderful illustration of the ideal of self-sufficiency in the earliest communities of Cistercian monks.
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Original Title | Schätze der Welt - Fontenay - Das Kloster der Armut, Frankreich |
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Culture/Tradition/Anthropology/Ethnic studies Environment/Geography Travel/Tourism Adventure/Expeditions |
Produced by: | SWR in co-production with Telepool |
Year Of Production | 1995 |
Duration | 00h15h00h00 min |
Country Of Origin | Germany |
Language Versions | German [OV], English [DUB], Spanish [DUB] |
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