Saint-Louis de Poissy
The Saint-Louis Priory in Poissy in the Yvelines department (France) is a former Dominican monastery that was founded in the 14th century. It was almost completely destroyed during and after the French Revolution . Only the porterie ( gatehouse ) still exists; it now houses a toy museum.
The founding of the monastery goes back to King Philip IV of France (1268-1314), the grandson of Louis the Saint , who, shortly after his canonization in 1297, ordered the building in honor of his grandfather at his place of birth, even if the new Poissy Castle was built had to be demolished near the Notre-Dame collegiate church .
The English King Edward III resided here from August 12 to 16, 1346 . before he crossed the Seine to move on to Flanders . In 1400, Christine de Pisan paid a visit to the monastery, as evidenced by a description in her “Dict de Poissy”. From 9 to 26 September 1561, the Poissy colloquium took place in the refectory of the monastery , with the aim of achieving reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants.
During the French Revolution, the monastery was cleared and given up for looting. The municipality of Poissy later gave up the monastery and the monastery church entirely for financial reasons. The monastery was sold and demolished except for the "Porterie".
literature
- Suzanne Moreau-Rendu: Le prieuré royal de Saint-Louis de Poissy . Éditions Alsatia, Colmar 1968.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 55 ′ 43 " N , 2 ° 2 ′ 31" E