About Marie de Bretagne

Marie of Brittany, was the Abbess of Fontevraud Abbey in Southern France from 1457 to 1477. She was the first child of Richard Count of Étamps and Margaret Countess of Vertus. During her time as Abbess, Marie instituted considerable reforms to Fontevraud Abbey under the commission of Pope Sixtus IV.

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Occupation: nun
Position held: abbess
Born: 1424
Died

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Marie de Bretagne

reformer of a large medieval abbey order

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About Marie de Bretagne

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Occupation: nun
Position held: abbess
Born: 1424
Died

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October 19, 1477

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