Mont-Saint-Michel (Abbey : France)

LC control no.	n 50005736
Descriptive conventions	rda
Corporate name heading	Mont-Saint-Michel (Abbey : France) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Mont St. Michel, France (Benedictine Abbey) Mont-St.-Michel (Abbey : France) Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (France)
See also	Hierarchical superior: Fraternités monastiques de Jérusalem *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Hierarchical superior: Benedictines *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Beginning date	[0965,0966]
Associated country	France
Associated place	Normandy (France) Manche (France)
Located	Le Mont-Saint-Michel (France)
Field of activity	Monasticism and religious orders Christian life
Affiliation	Fraternités monastiques de Jérusalem Benedictines Benedictines
Special note	Authorized access point for the abbey on the tidal island of Mont-Saint-Michel, in the commune (local jurisdiction) Le Mont-Saint-Michel. For the commune, use: Le Mont-Saint-Michel (France) (n 81100655).
Found in	Besnard, C. H. Mont-Saint-Michel, 1927. Hunt, E. F. The architecture of Mont-St.-Michel ... 1928. Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel website, 26 September 2017: main page (Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel; le Mont-Saint-Michel and its abbey; history: the cult of Saint Michael was established on the Mont in 708; became one of the greatest centers of medieval pilgrimage; the Benedictines constructed an abbey there from the 10th century; abandoned by the monks in 1790, the abbey was classified as a historical monument in 1874) Histoire de l'abbaye (Benedictines installed themselves there in 966 at the request of the duc de Normandie, Richard Ier; the abbey quickly became a site of Christian pilgrimage and a center of medieval culture where a great number of manuscripts were produced, conserved, and studied; le Mont-Saint-Michel took on the name of "Cité des livres" [City of books]; on the border between Normandy and Brittany, became a fortress of the Duché de Normandie; following the French Revolution, properties of the Church were declared national assets, the monks were chased out, and "Mont libre" became a prison for refractory priests; 1811-1863, became a prison essentially for prisoners of common law, as well as a few political prisoners; classified as a historical monument in 1874, its restoration began; in 1969, a small community of Benedictine monks installed itself in the abbey; then, in 2001, it was replaced by the Fraternités monastiques de Jérusalem) Le Mont-Saint-Michel et sa baie (Mont-Saint-Michel remains as an island when the bay is covered twice a day by the tide) Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre, 26 September 2017: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel; located on the French commune of Mont-Saint-Michel, in département of Manche, Normandy; the partly legendary and miraculous account of the Christian foundation of the abbey is based on a Latin text drawn up in the 9th century; the Benedictine abbey was founded in 965 or 966; the last Benedictines left the abbey in 1791, during the French Revolution; became a prison from 1793; Napoleon III closed the prison in 1863; the abbey was classified as a historical monument in 1874; worship was restored in 1922; the Benedictine monks gradually left the Mont after 1979; brothers and sisters of the Fraternités monastiques de Jérusalem, come from l'Église Saint-Gervais de Paris, replaced them) Wikipedia, 26 September 2017: Mont Saint Michel Abbey (Mont Saint Michel Abbey; located within the city and island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Lower Normandy, in the department of Manche; has been protected as a French monument historique since 1862; a cultural site) Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre, 28 September 2017: Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel; Le Mont-Saint-Michel; French commune; takes its name from the rocky island dedicated to Saint Michael where Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel is located today; in 2014, the commune had 36 inhabitants; in addition to the islet itself, the commune includes two separate pieces of land, adjacent to the communes of Beauvoir and Pontorson) Wikipedia, 28 September 2017 (Mont Saint-Michel; Le Mont Saint-Michel; Norman: Mont Saint Miché; English: Saint Michael's Mount [referring to the island]; an island commune in département of Manche, Normandy, France, about 1 kilometre off the country's northwestern coast; town; as of 2009, the population was 44; since the 8th century AD, the tidal island has been the seat of the monastery from which it draws its name; the islet belongs to the French commune of Le Mont-Saint-Michel; 48° 38ʹ 9.6ʺ N, 1° 30ʹ 41.04ʺ W; 48.636, -1.5114)
Associated language	fre