Abbaye aux Dames, Saintes

The Abbaye aux Dames ("Ladies' Abbey") was the first Benedictine nunnery in Saintes in Charente-Maritime in France.

The abbey was founded in 1047 by Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou, and his wife Agnes.

[2] One of its abbesses was Agnès of Barbezieux (1134–1174), whose relative, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was a generous donor to the abbey.

It is located next to the town's Arch of Germanicus and was classified a monument historique in 1948.

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