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.
