The Chapel of St Catherine at the Cistercian Abbey of Savigny: 'unearthing' an architectural enigma by Allen, R

“…It brings together the findings of the latest archaeological survey of the monastic precinct, of which only fragments survive, with a comprehensive analysis of all the available references to – and scholarly discussions of – the chapel, which was destroyed in 1705. …”

Life and death in a medieval monastery: The case of the Cistercian Abbey of Savigny (1112-c. 1250) by Allen, R

“…This article looks to paint a picture of life and death at the reformed Benedictine (later Cistercian) abbey of Savigny, head of Normandy's only native monastic order. Using the abbey's extensive collection of charters, as well as narrative and annalistic texts, it traces in detail the different networks that underpinned recruitment at the abbey, from its abbots to its lay brothers, and attempts to reconstruct the community's lost sepulchral landscape, in particular with regards to the burial of its lay benefactors. …”