Egres Abbey
Egres Abbey (Hungarian: Egresi apátság; Romanian: Abația Igriș; French: Abbaye de Hégerieux) was a Cistercian monastery in the Kingdom of Hungary, located in Egres (present-day Igriș, part of the commune of Sânpetru Mare, Timiș County, Romania). The Egres Abbey was founded by Béla III of Hungary in 1179 as a filial abbey of Pontigny. Here is attested the oldest library in the territory of present-day Romania.
Abația Igriș | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Cistercians |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1179 |
| Disestablished | 1514 |
| Mother house | Pontigny Abbey |
| Dedicated to | Saint Mary |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Béla III of Hungary |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Completion date | 1187 |
| Site | |
| Location | Igriș, Timiș County |
| Country | Romania |
| Coordinates | 46°7′23″N 20°44′20″E |
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