Faremoutiers Abbey was founded circa

Circa

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 620 by Burgundofara

Burgundofara

Burgundofara , also Saint Fara or Fare, was the founder and first Abbess of the Abbey of Faremoutiers. Her family is knowns as the Faronids, named after her brother Saint Faro....

 (Saint Fara). It formed an important link between the Merovingian Frankish Empire

Frankish Empire

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 and the southern Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-Saxons

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 kingdoms of Kent

Kingdom of Kent

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 and East Anglia

East Anglia

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.

The abbey was a dual monastery, that is it had separate accommodations for monk

Monk

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s and nun

Nun

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s. It was established following the strict Rule of Saint Columbanus. Originally named Evoriacum, it was renamed in Burgundofara's honour.

The modern village of Faremoutiers

Faremoutiers

Faremoutiers is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-History:Originally named Evoriacum, Faremoutiers was renamed in honour of Saint Fara, who founded the Abbey of Faremoutiers there in the 620s. It lies in the historical region of...

 grew up around the abbey which was endowed with lands by Saint Fara.

List of abbesses of Faremoutiers

• Burgundofara
  Burgundofara
  Burgundofara , also Saint Fara or Fare, was the founder and first Abbess of the Abbey of Faremoutiers. Her family is knowns as the Faronids, named after her brother Saint Faro....
  
   (c. 620–643x655)
• Æthelburg (died c. 664), daughter of King Anna of East Anglia
  Anna of East Anglia
  Anna was King of East Anglia from the early 640s until his death. Anna was a member of the Wuffingas family, the ruling dynasty of the East Angles. He was one of the three sons of Eni who ruled East Anglia, succeeding some time after Ecgric was killed in battle by Penda of Mercia...
  
  
• Sæthryth (d. after 664), stepdaughter of King Anna of East Anglia
  Anna of East Anglia
  Anna was King of East Anglia from the early 640s until his death. Anna was a member of the Wuffingas family, the ruling dynasty of the East Angles. He was one of the three sons of Eni who ruled East Anglia, succeeding some time after Ecgric was killed in battle by Penda of Mercia...