sentences:  In May 1197, by the bull "Officii nostri", Pope Clement III took the monastery of Maillezais under papal protection, listing all of its dependencies and properties.In 1225, Geoffroy d'Estissac, who was envious of Maillezais, attacked and looted the abbey.Excommunicated from the church, he went to Rome and apologized to the Pope in the presence of the abbot of Maillezais for his wrongful deeds.