Nogent-sous-Coucy abbey
The Benedictine Abbey of Nogent-sous-Coucy was situated on a plain below Coucy Castle on the right bank of the Ailette River . It was founded in 1059 by the lords of Coucy , but was not settled in Reims until 1076 by Aubry I of Coucy with monks from Saint-Remi .
The most important abbot of the monastery was the historian Guibert von Nogent , who directed Nogent from 1104 to 1124. He passed on a founding legend, according to which a long time before there was a burial chapel for an (otherwise unknown) English king named Quilius, who was baptized. Quilius was venerated as a saint in Nogent, and his image was part of the abbey's seal.
Due to donations, especially during Guibert's tenure, Nogent experienced a considerable upswing, but the donations declined significantly from the middle of the 12th century. Towards the end of the 14th century, the abbey ran into economic difficulties at the same time as the Lords of Coucy died out.
Only a monumental portal remains from the monastery buildings. The rest of the information is only known from a report from the 17th century, which also contains a plan of the monastery complex. After that, Nogent consisted of a church that probably came from the 13th century, the monastery building for the monks and a special house for the abbot and another for guests.
Web links
- Brief description of Nogent ( memento of March 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) by Valerie Touzet, in the Internet Archive at archive.org. Status: March 14, 2007 (French)
- Detailed description of Nogent ( memento of March 6, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) by Valerie Touzet, in the Internet Archive at archive.org. Status: March 6, 2004 (PDF; 542 kB) (French)
Coordinates: 49 ° 30 ′ 51.5 " N , 3 ° 18 ′ 51.1" E