Molesme Abbey

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Molesme Benedictine Abbey (depiction in the Monasticon Gallicanum , 17th century)

The Molesme Abbey (Latin abbatia Molismum ) was founded in 1075 by Robert von Molesme in the remains of the Gallo-Roman settlement Vertilium , which was made available by Hugues de Norlennac, on a hill on the Laignes river . The place Molesme ( Département Côte-d'Or ) developed around the monastery, which has now been destroyed . In 1985, the remains of the abbey were protected as a monument ( Monument historique ).

history

Robert had been a monk in Montier-la-Celle ( Saint-André-les-Vergers , Département Aube ) and abbot who had failed to reform the monastery of Saint-Michel in Tonnerre when he settled with a group of monks in Vertilium and one there Church and first building erected. The austerity of monastic life in Molesme attracted people like Bruno of Cologne , the later founder of the Carthusian Order , and Stephen Harding , the later head of the Cistercian Order , but also many nobles who transferred their property to the monastery, which was then installed around the To expand the church and the monastery complex. However, this prosperity also led to the fact that Robert's monastic rigor was softened during his lifetime, so that Robert left Molesme himself with some followers in 1098 to found the Cîteaux monastery . As early as 1099, Robert was obliged by Pope Urban II to return to Molesme.

In addition to Cîteaux, Molesme founded seven or eight other male monasteries (including the Aulps monastery ) and about the same number of female monasteries (e.g. the abbey in Jully ). Molesme was destroyed in 1472 during the conflict between France and Burgundy, the property was confiscated, again during the Huguenot Wars at the end of the 16th century. In 1648 monastic life was revived once more by the reforms of the Maurinians . In the 18th century a thorough restoration of the building fabric took place, but during the revolution the monastery was dissolved and finally its destruction.

Molesme today

Most of all the remains of the buildings are the novice chapel of Sainte-Croix, which dates from the second half of the 13th century. A new bell tower was built in the 19th century, which was damaged in 1940. In addition, the remains of outbuildings have been preserved. Visits are only possible by appointment.

List of Abbots

  • 1075-1098: Robert
  • 1098-1099: Geoffroy
  • 1099–1136: Guidon I.
  • 1136-1142: Evrard
  • 1142–1148: Giraud I.
  • 1148–1156: Etienne I.
  • 1156-1164: Guillenc
  • 1164-1170: Nivèle de Basoche
  • 1170–1173: Thibaud de Châtillon-Basoches
  • 1173-1175: Thomas
  • 1175–1176: Etienne II.
  • 1176–1178: Engelbert
  • 1178-1182: Etienne III.
  • 1182–1190: Renaud I.
  • 1190–1192: Gaucher I.
  • 1192-1193: Bruno
  • 1193–1195: Etienne III. (2 times)
  • 1195-1200: Eudes I.
  • 1200–1208: Gaucher I. (2nd time)
  • 1208–1215: Giraud II of Flanders
  • 1215-1218: vacancy
  • 1218-1233: Eudes II
  • 1233-1239: Isembard
  • 1239-1252: Christophe-Pierre d'Essoyes
  • 1252-1270: Guillaume I.
  • 1270-1299: Drogon
  • 1299–1303: Etienne IV.
  • 1303-1309: Renaud II. De La Bonne-Fontaine
  • 1309-1319: Guidon II. De La Grange
  • 1319-1320: Simon
  • 1320–1321: Etienne V.
  • 1321-1349: Guillaume II. De Champernoy
  • 1349-1362: Pierre de Saint-Fidole
  • 1362-1368: Guidon III. Brécons
  • 1368-1369: Guidon IV.
  • 1369-1380: Jean I. de Bellenod
Deputy Abbot Anne of Perusse d'Escars OSB
  • 1380-1390: Jean II. De Ponteville
  • 1390-1395: Guidon V. de Chalier
  • 1395-1427: Barthélémy de Mâcon
  • 1427-1458: Guillaume III. d'Amoncourt
  • 1458–1472: Gaucher II.
  • 1472–1474: Jacques I. de Jussey
  • 1474-1492: Maurice de La Place
  • 1492–1508: Philippe de Bournant de Franquelane
  • 1508–1534: Guillaume IV d'Ailloncourt de Chaumont
  • 1534-1545: Antoine I. de Vienne
Deputy Abbot Joseph Marie Terray

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Coordinates: 47 ° 56 ′ 2.9 ″  N , 4 ° 21 ′ 25 ″  E