Saint-Georges de Boscherville Abbey
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Saint-Georges de Boscherville Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey
located in the commune
of Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
, in Seine-Maritime
, France
. It was founded in about 1113 on the site of an earlier establishment of secular canons and settled by monks from the Abbey of Saint-Evroul.
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
located in the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A residential village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some west of Rouen at the junction of the D67, D267 and the D982 roads.-Population:-Places of...
, in Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was founded in about 1113 on the site of an earlier establishment of secular canons and settled by monks from the Abbey of Saint-Evroul.