The abbey of Saint Mary of Arles-sur-Tech was a Benedictine monastery in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in Arles-sur-Tech (Occitania, France, Pyrenees) in the Vallespir between the 9th century and the 18th. It was dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus, and belonged to the diocese of Perpignan.
The abbey was in existence by the early 9th century. As the “monastery of Vallespir”, it is listed in the Notice of the Service of the Monasteries, compiled in 819 for Emperor Louis the Pious.
It is placed in the province of Septimania and is recorded as owing prayers for the imperial family, but not military service or taxes.
The independent existence of the monastery came to an end in 1592. At the request of King Philip II of Spain, the abbey of Arles-sur-Tech was united with the abbey of Saint-André-de-Sorède by a bull of Pope Clement VIII dated 13 August 1592. At that time the abbey of Sorède had no monks and Arles had only eight.
At the start of the French Revolution in 1789, the united monastery had only six monks. The building was spared destruction and expropriation, but the abbey was dissolved and the building became the parish church.
Address: le palau 66150, Arles-sur-Tech, France.
Working Hours:
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10 AM–12:30 PM, 2–5:30 PM
Wednesday 10 AM–12:30 PM, 2–5:30 PM
Phone: +33 4 68 83 90 66
How to get to?
From Paris: 9 hr 16 min (886 km) via A71 and A75
From Perpignan: 44 min (40.2 km) via D900 and D115
From Toulouse: 2 hr 38 min (243 km) via A61 and A9
From Andorra: 3 hr 23 min (205 km) via N116
From Barcelona: 2 hr 15 min (189 km) via AP-7
From Madrid: 8 hr 17 min (794 km) via A-2, AP-2 and AP-7
From Monaco: 5 hr 39 min (539 km) via A8 and A9
From Moscow: 37 hr (3,464 km) via E30/M1
From Belgrade: 19 hr 9 min (1,842 km) via E70
From Istanbul: 30 hr (2,792 km) via E70
From Bern: 8 hr 24 min (797 km) via A9
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