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Abondance
Nowadays, the Abondance Abbey is a public property, administration is trying to preserve this inestimable heritage.
- The Cloister
Central place of the Abbey, this was the part where meditation and spirituals took place. The masterpiece of the cloister is the set of murals of the 15th century, depicting Virgin Mary's life once in a local landscape once in a Piedmont one.
- The Monastery
Currently, the monastery welcomes different activities: city hall, music's rooms, Some rooms are dedicated to an exhibition Art and History: the sacred heritage of the Abondance valley which presents rare sacred pieces and the local religious life.
- The Abbey Church
Built in Gothic style during the 13th century, most of the church's interior was decorated by Casimir Vicario in the 19th century. He completed the trompe-l'oeil wall paintings and statues as well as the paintings that decorate the vaulting and triforium. The church's liturgical function in the community has never been interrupted and today the church is the center of the parish Saint Maurice en vallée d'Abondance.
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