Faremoutiers () is a
commune in the
Seine-et-Marne
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department in the
ÃŽle-de-France
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region
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in north-central
France
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.
History
Originally named ''Evoriacum'', Faremoutiers was renamed in honour of
Saint Fara
Burgundofara (died 643 or 655), also Saint Fara or Fare, was the founder and first abbess of the Abbey of Faremoutiers.
Life
Her family is known as the Faronids, named after her brother Faro. Her name may mean "she who moves the Burgundians".
...
, who founded the double
Abbey of Faremoutiers
Faremoutiers Abbey () was an important Merovingian Benedictine monastery of nuns in the present Seine-et-Marne department of France. Closed by the French Revolution, the monastery was reestablished in the 20th century. In its early days, the comm ...
there in the 620s. It lies in the historical region of
Brie
Brie ( ; ) is a soft cow's-milk cheese named after Brie (itself from Gaulish ''briga'', "hill, height"), the French region from which it originated (roughly corresponding to the modern of Seine-et-Marne). It is pale in colour with a slight gre ...
.
The patron saint of the village is another 7thC abbess,
Æthelburh of Faremoutiers
Æthelburh (died 7 July 664), known as Ethelburga, was an Anglo-Saxon princess, abbess and saint.
Background
Æthelburh was one of the daughters of King Anna of East Anglia although she was probably illegitimate. Her sisters were Withburga, ...
, daughter of King
Anna of East Anglia
Anna (or Onna; killed 653 or 654) was List of monarchs of East Anglia, king of East Anglia from the early 640s until his death. He was a member of the Wuffingas family, the ruling dynasty of the East Angles, and one of the three sons of Eni of ...
in the UK.
Population
Inhabitants of Faremoutiers are called ''Faremontais'' in French.
See also
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References
External links
Official site
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Communes of Seine-et-Marne
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