The Abbaye Sainte-Marguerite de Bouilland, located in the village of Bouilland, Côte-d'Or, France, is a 12th-century abbey dedicated to Saint Marguerite. It stands as ruins, inscribed as a historic monument since 23 November 1970. Originally built by the Order of Hospitalers of Saint-Antoine, the abbey was established to combat epidemics.
In 1358, it was gifted the Léproserie of Meursault by the Bishop of Autun Guillaume II de Thurey. The abbey prospered until the end of the 16th century, counting only one priest and some regular monks by the French Revolution. The French Revolution abolished the Abbaye, and it was sold as national property. Since 1970, the Association of Friends of Sainte Marguerite has been restoring the site, winning the first prize in the RTF Television Chefs-d'œuvre en péril competition in 1976. Today, the abbey is owned by the Count of Saint-Seine and Philippe Roelandt since 2000.
Melchior de Saulx de Tavannes was abbot of the Abbaye Sainte-Marguerite from 1630-1636.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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