La Puye...

Montherhouse of the Sisters of the Cross

a Fontevriste monastery transformed into the Motherhouse of the Sisters of the Cross...

In 1111, some Fontevriste monks build a priory for the feminine branch of their order. It was inhabited till 1793.

In 1819, Elisabeth Bichier des Ages, purchased this ancient priory and restored it to establish the Motherhouse of her Congregation.

It took her 10 years to acquire the core of the Fontevriste buildings. During the 19th century, the bulk of the present buildings were added.

Today, the Motherhouse serves as a meeting place for all the Sisters of the Congregation, a place of prayer, of formation, of rest, a life-giving source which transmits the energy of the founders and 200 years of history bearing testimony to the life of so many Sisters. 

 

Maison-Mère des Filles de la Croix

86260 LA PUYE (FRANCE)

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