The church is built on a Latin cross floorplan of a central nave and a wide transept. The style is Early Gothic, though unfortunately only the chapter house, cellar and Romanesque cloister remain in their original 12th-century form.
The communities of Holy Trinity and the Abbaye Blanche joined the Cistercian order in 1147, as did the other 30 or so houses of the Order of Savigny.
Abbaye Blanche
Saint Adelina (died 1125) was a French Benedictine nun honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.[2] She was a noblewoman of Normandy, the sister of Saint Vitalis. She became the abbess of the Benedictine convent Abbaye Blanche in Normandy, a religious community founded by her brother. Her feast day is celebrated on October 20.
References
^Van Moolenbroek, Jacob Johannes; Mayo, Hope. "Vitalis van Savigny (1122): Bronnen en vroege cultus mit editie van diplomatische teksten - A Review". Speculum. doi:10.2307/2852620. JSTOR2852620.
^“Saint Adelina”. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 August 2012. Web. {2012-9-20}