Stock photography picture of Abbey d Hambye Calvados Normandy France Europe

AC2TCF - Licenced Caption Abbey d Hambye Calvados Normandy France Europe Description After the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066 Guillaume Paynel of Moyon returned to Normandy and another Guillaume Paynel Lord of Hambye founded the Abbey The charter was granted in 1145 A little Benedictine colony of some 20 monks led by Foulques promoted to the dignity of Abbe came from the monastery of Tiron into the granted land in the valley of the Sienne to build their Abbey By 1739 only five monks resided there Keywords Abbey, Abbaye, Tourist, Monastery