Mortemer Monastery
| Cistercian Abbey of Mortemer | |
|---|---|
 Abbey ruins |
|
| location |
 FranceRegion Normandy Eure |
| Coordinates: | 49 ° 22 '9 " N , 1 ° 28' 50" E |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
120 |
| Patronage | St. Mary |
| founding year | 1130 by Benedictines |
| Cistercian since | 1137 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1791 |
| Mother monastery | Ourscamp Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
Val-Richer Monastery (1143) |
The Mortemer Monastery (Notre-Dame de Mortemer) is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Lisors in the Eure department , Normandy region , in France , around 18 km north of Les Andelys in the wooded valley of the Fouillebroc stream.
history
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The monastery was founded in 1130 by Robert de Candos near Gisors and moved to its present location in 1134. King Henry I of England had the buildings erected and donated land for a grangie . In 1137, the monastery joined the Cistercian Order as the daughter of Ourscamp Monastery and thus belonged to the Filiation of Clairvaux Primary Abbey . The construction of the complex took place from 1138. The monastery acquired or built further grangia in Brémule, La Mésangère, Pommier and Quesneger. King Henry II of England and his mother Matilda drove the construction of the monastery church, which took place from 1154 to 1209. An abbot's house was built in the 16th century . As a result, the monastery fell into the future . In 1687 the vaults of the church collapsed . Major work on the buildings took place in the 18th century. In 1790, five monks lived in the monastery. It was disbanded in 1791 during the French Revolution . The church then fell into disrepair. The west wing of the monastery was demolished in 1808. The monastery continued to deteriorate in the 19th century. In 1926 the ruins were entered in the supplementary directory to the Monuments historiques .
Buildings and plant
The complex is in ruins. The north wall of the north transept and the outer walls of the choir still stand from the cross-shaped, three-aisled church with courtyard chapels . The east wing of the monastery complex with the pointed barrel vaulted monk's hall and the outer walls of the chapter hall have been preserved. From the cloister six 17th-century yokes still present. A building from the 17th century has been restored. The pigeon house , also from the 17th century , still stands in the park .
The abbey has a 12th century pool dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria . The water was thought to work miraculously and should help young women in particular to find a husband. Today the monastery belongs to an association which, in the tradition of popular belief, organizes celebrations for unmarried people several times a year, which include a visit to the water basin of St. Catherine.
Abbot list
- Adam 1138–1154, English monk
- Etienne 1154–1163
- Geoffroy de la Chaussée 1164-1174
- Richard de Blosseville 1174-1180
- Guillaume Tholomée 1180–1200 from England
- Humbert 1202-1219
- Guillaume d'Autun 1405-1428
- Guillaume Girard
- Louis Huillard 1524-1543
- Philippe de la Fontaine
- César-Guillaume de La Luzerne 1756–1782
literature
- Bernard Peugniez: Routier cistercien. Abbayes et sites. France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Suisse. Nouvelle édition augmentée. Éditions Gaud, Moisenay 2001, ISBN 2-84080-044-6 , pp. 324-325.
- Inventaire Général des Monuments: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Mortemer. Eure (= Collection des Monographies de l'Année des Abbayes Normandes. No. 22). CRDP, Rouen 1979, with bibliography.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernard Verwaerde: A quels saints se vouer? ... dans l'Eure. Les saints protecteurs et guérisseurs. Pratiques actual de dévotion . Editions Page de Garde, Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf 2001, ISBN 2-84340-191-7 , p. 58 (French).
- ↑ La fontaine des célibataires (French)