Foucarmont Monastery
| Foucarmont Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
 Foucarmont Monastery 1783 (Archives Nationales) |
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| location |
 FranceRegion Normandie Seine-Maritime |
| Coordinates: | 49 ° 50 '59 " N , 1 ° 33' 56" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
243 |
| founding year | 1147 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Savigny Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
Lieudieu Monastery (1147) |
The Foucarmont Monastery (Fulcardi mons) is a former Cistercian abbey in France . It was located in the municipality of Foucarmont in the Arrondissement Dieppe , Seine-Maritime department , Normandy region , around 18 kilometers northeast of Neufchâtel in the Yères Valley .
history
The monastery, founded in 1130 by Henri I , the Count of Eu , belonged to the Congregation of Savigny , joined the Cistercian order with them in 1147 and submitted to the filiation of the Clairvaux Primary Abbey . The abbey served as a burial place for the Counts of Eu. At one time their convent numbered 60 monks. The monastery had a tile production and pottery. The Chanson de Ciperis de Vignevaux was written in the Foucarmont monastery.
The Lieudieu Monastery, founded in 1191 in the Somme department, was a subsidiary of Foucarmont.
The Hundred Years War and Wars of Religion led to the demise of the monastery, which was demolished but rebuilt in 1625. In the course of the French Revolution, the monastery was finally closed and demolished in 1791. The building material was used to build the Château des Hirondelles.
Buildings and plant
Parts of the surrounding wall from 1698 as well as remnants of the convent buildings, a grangie from the 16th century, the mill from 1738 and a portal decorated with coat of arms from the 18th century have been preserved. The parish church of Foucarmont has various pieces of equipment from the abbey church. An illuminated Bible from the 13th century has found its way into the Museum of Neufchâteau.
Abbots
- Jean Pelletier († 1645)
- Julien Paris (1646–1671)
literature
- Bernard Peugniez: Routier cistercien. Abbayes et sites. France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse. Nouvelle édition augmentée. Éditions Gaud, Moisenay 2001, ISBN 2-84080-044-6 , p. 330.