Editing Abbaye de Thélème

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The '''Abbaye de Thélème''' (English: ''Abbey of Theleme'') was an abbey in western [[France]].<ref name="Quest">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]''</ref> It operated as a collective utopia, where its members had permission to live however they chose, receiving intensive education on the arts and general knowledge, including languages. Accepting only exceptional people, it was celebrated by [[François Rabelais]] in his 1534 novel ''{{Wiki|Gargantua}}''.<ref name="C042">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Card 042</ref>

During his latter years, [[Leonardo da Vinci]], with the aid of [[Thomas More]], selected this location as a [[haven]], a secretive location conducive to the construction of an [[Assassins|Assassin]] refugesmeant to train and initiate [[Assassin apprentice|apprentices]]. Within a month of his death on 2 May 1519,<ref name="Letter">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Letter from Leonardo</ref> the Assassins managed to decipher the clues he left behind and uncovered the site.<ref name="Quest">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]''

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