Institution

Redon Abbey

832 · 9th century · Also known as Abbey of Saint-Sauveur de Redon

Redon Abbey, the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Sauveur at Redon in eastern Brittany, was founded in 832 by the monk Conwoion with the support of Nominoe. It became the leading monastery of Carolingian Brittany, and its cartulary, recording hundreds of land grants, is a key source for Breton society and the rule of the machtierns in the 9th century.

Redon Abbey
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Kingdom of Brittany

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