Haudriettes

The Haudriettes were a religious community founded in Paris in the 14th century by Jeanne, wife of Étienne Haudry . When her husband was on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and his wife believed him dead, she gathered around her some pious women who vowed chastity and devoted themselves to religious life and service to the poor.

When Étienne Haudry returned in 1329, he managed to have his wife released from her vows on the condition that the community could keep the house and get enough capital to support a dozen poor women. Haudry added the conditions to the building of a chapel. The buildings were in what is now Rue du Temple.

The statutes of the Haudriettes were approved in 1414 by Cardinal Nicolò da Pisa , the legate of Pope John XXII. , and later confirmed by other popes. Due to the relaxation of customs and regulations, the Cardinal François de La Rochefoucauld (1558–1645), Grand Almosenier of France , initiated a reform of the monastery. Pope Gregory XV subordinated the order to the rule of Augustine of Hippo and added that of poverty to the vows of obedience and chastity. At the same time, the motherhouse was moved to Rue Saint-Honoré , where a new monastery and a new church, the Église de l'Assomption (No. 263 and 265) were built. The religious community then took the name Sœurs de l'Assomption.

The monastery was closed during the French Revolution and not renewed afterwards.