Lessay Abbey

Lessay Abbey
Abbey of the Holy Trinity of Lessay
French: Abbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay
Lessay Abbey
Lessay Abbey Location within France
49°13′12″N 1°31′58″W
Location	Lessay, Manche, Normandy
Country	France
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Religious order	Benedictines
Website	www.abbayes-normandes.com/abbaye/abbaye-de-la-sainte-trinite-de-lessay/
Administration
Diocese	Coutances
Parish	Sainte-Opportune
Monument historique
Official name	Ancienne abbaye de Lessay
Type	Abbaye
Designated	1840; October 19, 1946
Reference no.	PA00110438

The Abbey of the Holy Trinity (French: Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité) is an 11th century Romanesque Benedictine Abbey church located in Lessay, Manche, France, then in Normandy. The abbey is one of the most important Norman Romanesque churches, and, along with Durham Cathedral, one of the first examples use of the rib vault to cover the choir in about 1098. This element became a key feature of Gothic architecture. The abbey was nearly destroyed in 1357. It was destroyed in 1944 and subsequently rebuilt.