Cadouin
Cadouin
Cistercian abbey , diocese of Perigueux, France , founded 1115 , and famous for its possession of a relic said to be the Holy Shroud of Christ, brought from the East after the First Crusade. The abbey -church, erected to receive the relic, was consecrated, 1154 . The cloister is an excellent example of Flamboyant Gothic mingled with Early Renaissance.