La chartreuse de Port-Sainte-Marie
63770 Chapdes-Beaufort
- Puy-de-Dôme
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
The chartreuse of Port-Sainte-Marie is located at the heart of Combrailles at the edge of Sioule, on the municipality of Chapdes-Beaufort. Having based(established) in 1219 further to a donation of Guillaume and Raul de Beaufort the monastery establishes(constitutes) of an agricultural and land domain until Limagne especially in the region of Prompsat. Become local Lords, the monks spread(widen) their power on the whole region and the increase of resources is accompanied by a regular evolution of the monastery. It is the Revolution which entraine the closure(lock) of the chartreuse which will be sold as very national in 1795\. Only Carthusian medieval in Auvergne, the site of the Chartreuse Port-Sainte-Marie is particularly remarkable for its archaeological wealth. It is registered in conformance with(for) historic monuments. Since 1970, an association the friends of the chartreuse Port-Sainte-Marie becomes attached to the protection(saving) of the site. Archaeological excavations(searches) are led in connection with URAC (Unity(Unit) of archaeological cartusiennes researches(searches)) what allows its history(story) of better connaitre and to assure(insure) its protection. Today, the chartreuse is an open place of more than 2 hectares which allows the discovery of the specific organisation of a chartreuse.
Tags
Édifice religieux & Monument historique
Accès
In the centre of Ancizes to take direction(management) holy jacques of Ambur the site is in 3 km.
©La chartreuse de Port-Sainte-Marie
