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Abbey of Sainte-Trinité

l'abbaye aux Dames - women's abbey

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A wonderful example of Romanesque architecture.

The Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, better known as the Abbaye aux Dames, is a former Benedictine nunnery in Caen, Normandy. It was the home of the now the Regional Council of Lower Normandy and is now home to the Regional Council of Normandy. The complex includes the Church of Sainte-Trinité.
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