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title: Monastery of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
author: Pierre Andre Leclerq
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6508/monastery-of-saint-gildas-de-rhuys/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Monastery of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
_Authored by Pierre Andre Leclerq_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6508.jpg)
## Image Caption
The entrance to Saint-[Gildas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gildas/)-de-Rhuys monastery, founded by the Romano-British monk Gildas in the 6th century CE. Morbihan, France.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Leclerq, P. A. (2017, April 13). Monastery of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Leclerq, Pierre Andre. "Monastery of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 13, 2017. .
### MLA
Leclerq, Pierre Andre. "Monastery of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Apr 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Gildas_(16).JPG) by [**Pierre Andre Leclerq**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Gildas_(16).JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 13 April 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.