L'Étanche Abbey, Lorraine
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L'Étanche Abbey, Lorraine, is a former Premonstratensian
monastery founded in the 12th century, the ruins of which are near the modern village of Deuxnouds-aux-Bois, in the commune of Lamorville
, Meuse
, France
.
Nearby there was at first a Premonstratensian convent, which was dissolved in time. The modest abbey possessed a priory
at Benoîte-Vaux, a famed place of pilgrimage in Lorraine.
The structures were utterly destroyed by the Swedes in 1632, during the Thirty Years' War
, and were not rebuilt until 1743, with nine monastic cells in a range. The chapel was completed in 1770.
Three abbé
s of L'Étanche were of note: Dom Dominique Callot, a student of chemistry and heraldry; Dom Edmont Maclot, author of pious works; and Dom Jean François Joseph Boucart, who assembled a collection of medals and a prestigious library, since dispersed.
Premonstratensian
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons , are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg...
monastery founded in the 12th century, the ruins of which are near the modern village of Deuxnouds-aux-Bois, in the commune of Lamorville
Lamorville
Lamorville is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:* L'Étanche Abbey, Lorraine, located near the village of village of Deuxnouds-aux-Bois, on the territory of the commune* Communes of the Meuse department...
, Meuse
Meuse
Meuse is a department in northeast France, named after the River Meuse.-History:Meuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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History
The abbey of Notre-Dame de l'Étanche was founded in about 1144 by Philippe, abbot of Belval, in a secluded valley then known as Faverolles, near Deuxnouds-aux-Bois. The first patrons of the foundation were Albéron de Chiny, bishop of Verdun, and Bertrand le Loup and his nephew Albert, seigneurs of Faverolles, in whose lands the community was settled. The abbey church was consecrated in 1147. The earliest existing charter dates from 1157.Nearby there was at first a Premonstratensian convent, which was dissolved in time. The modest abbey possessed a priory
Priory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
at Benoîte-Vaux, a famed place of pilgrimage in Lorraine.
The structures were utterly destroyed by the Swedes in 1632, during the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
, and were not rebuilt until 1743, with nine monastic cells in a range. The chapel was completed in 1770.
Three abbé
Abbé
Abbé is the French word for abbot. It is the title for lower-ranking Catholic clergymen in France....
s of L'Étanche were of note: Dom Dominique Callot, a student of chemistry and heraldry; Dom Edmont Maclot, author of pious works; and Dom Jean François Joseph Boucart, who assembled a collection of medals and a prestigious library, since dispersed.