Jouarre () is a
commune in the
Seine-et-Marne department
Department may refer to:
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Government and military
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in the
ÃŽle-de-France region in north-central
France.
Jouarre Abbey
It is the site of the
Jouarre Abbey, a
Merovingian foundation of Abbess Theodochilde or Telchilde, traditionally in 630, inspired by the visit of
Columban
Columbanus ( ga, Columbán; 543 – 21 November 615) was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries after 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil Abbey in present-day France and Bobbio Abbey in pr ...
, the travelling Irish monk who inspired monastic institution-building in the early seventh century. At Jouarre, there was a community of monks as well as nuns, but all were under the rule of the abbess, who in 1225 was granted immunity from interference by the
bishop of Meaux, answering only to the Pope.
The Merovingian (pre-Romanesque) crypt beneath the
Romanesque abbey church contains a number of burials in
sarcophagi, notably that of Theodochilde's brother,
Agilbert (died 680), carved with a tableau of the Last Judgment and
Christ in Majesty, highlights of pre-Romanesque sculpture. In the mid-ninth century the abbey acquired relics of St. Potentien; the relics assembled at Jouarre attracted pilgrims. The reputation of the house stood so high the abbey received a visit from
Pope Innocent II
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in 1131 and was able to house a synod in 1133. The abbess's submission to the bishop of Meaux did not come about until
Bossuet Bossuet is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627–1704), French bishop and theologian, uncle of Louis
* Louis Bossuet Louis Bossuet (22 February 1663 – 15 January 1742) was a French parle ...
held the post in 1690.
Bossuet vs. Jouarre's Women
The present convent buildings, once again occupied by Benedictine nuns
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, found ...
, date from the eighteenth century; their traditional vegetable and fruit garden (''potager'') are notable.
Demographics
Inhabitants are called ''Jotranciens''.
See also
* Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department
References
External links
Official site
*
* ttp://perso.orange.fr/abbayejouarre/Histoire/Histoire01_engl.htm History of the abbey of Jouarre
Communes of Seine-et-Marne
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