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Priory Of Haute-Bruyère
The Priory of Haute-Bruyère (), also known as the Priory of Our Lady of Haute-Bruyère (), is a monastery of the Order of Fontevrault near Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré in Yvelines, Île-de-France received both men and women. History The priory was founded in 1114 by Amaury III de Montfort and Bertrade de Monfort, his sister, who became a nun of the Fontevrault Order after the end of her marriage to King Philip I. All of the monasteries affiliated with the Abbey of Fontevrault had the title of priories because of their dependency on Fontevrault and they had an abbot or abbess as the sole leader of the congregation. In the 15th century, armed bands destroyed crops in the region and the priory was abandoned. In 1537, the priory, having been given new life, numbered 128 members. King Francis I died 31 Mar 1547 at Chateau de Rambouillet near Haute-Bruyère. His body was transported to the priory where his heart was preserved until 1852, the date it was transferred to the Basilica o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Fontevrault
The Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault (in French: ''abbaye de Fontevraud'') was a monastery in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in the former French Duchy of Anjou. It was founded in 1101 by the itinerant preacher Robert of Arbrissel. The foundation flourished and became the centre of a new monastic Order, the Order of Fontevraud. This order was composed of double monastery, double monasteries, in which the community consisted of both men and women — in separate quarters of the abbey — all of whom were subject to the authority of the Abbess of Fontevraud. The Abbey of Fontevraud itself consisted of four separate communities, all managed by the same abbess. The first permanent structures were built between 1110 and 1119.Melot (1971) The area where the Abbey is located was then part of what is sometimes referred to as the Angevin Empire. The king of England, Henry II of England, Henry II, his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and their son, King Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
