Laying the first stone 11 juillet 1594 (≈ 1594)
Foundation by Urban de Laval Boisdauphin
1638
Corbineau intervention
Corbineau intervention 1638 (≈ 1638)
Possible creation of the current portal
9 janvier 1926
Door classification
Door classification 9 janvier 1926 (≈ 1926)
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Gate of the old chapel: inscription by decree of 9 January 1926
Key figures
Urbain de Laval Boisdauphin - Founder
Place the first stone in 1594
Les Corbineau - Craftsmen
Suspected authors of the portal (1638)
Origin and history
The monastery of Buron, located in Azé in Mayenne, was a Franciscan convent founded in the 16th century and active until the 18th century. Ruined during the French Revolution, today there are only remains of it: a chapel, a table in tuffeau and marble of the seventeenth century, as well as a monumental door of the sixteenth century, classified as a historical monument in 1926.
The first stone of the church was laid on 11 July 1594 by Urban de Laval Boisdauphin. In 1638, the monastery appealed to the Corbineau, the artisans potentially responsible for the portal, the only current vestige of the abbey. These elements illustrate the religious architecture of the time and its evolution.
The site, although partially destroyed, retains significant heritage value. The door to the former chapel, which was inscribed on January 9, 1926, bears witness to the historic significance of the site. Today, the remains recall the monastic history of the region and its architectural heritage.
