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Abbey Notre-Dame d'Argenteuil dans le Val-d'oise

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Abbaye

Abbey Notre-Dame d'Argenteuil

    17 Rue Notre-Dame
    95100 Argenteuil
Ownership of the municipality
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Abbaye Notre-Dame dArgenteuil
Crédit photo : FrédéricLN - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Haut Moyen Âge
Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1700
1800
1900
2000
VIIe siècle
Foundation of the monastery
828
Conditional donation to Saint-Denis
1129
Expulsion of nuns
1156
Rediscovered tunic
1790
Sale as a national good
1996
Classification of remains
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

All archaeological remains, as well as the soil of the plot (Box BM 731): inscription by order of 14 November 1996

Key figures

Ermenric et Nummane - Legendary Founders Neustrian lords of the seventh century.
Théodrade - Prioress and daughter of Charlemagne Receives the tunic of Christ in 803.
Héloïse - Priory and intellectual Expelled in 1129, refugees at the Paraclete.
Suger - Abbé de Saint-Denis Orchestra the expulsion of nuns.
Adélaïde d'Aquitaine - 10th Century Restaurant Pick up the ruins after the Vikings.
Claude Fleury - Commodore Prior (1706-1723) Author of a *Ecclesiastical History*.

Origin and history

The Abbey of Notre-Dame d'Argenteuil, originally a monastery of Benedictines, is attested from the seventh century. Founded by Lord Ermenric and his wife Nummane, it welcomes the daughters of the Merovingian princely families. In the 9th century, Theodrade, daughter of Charlemagne, became its prioress and received the relic of the tunic of Christ, according to a tradition attested later. Ravaged by the Vikings, it was restored at the end of the tenth century by Adelaide d'Aquitaine, wife of Hugues Capet.

In the 12th century, Heloïse, known for his relationship with Abélard, studied there before becoming a prioress in 1129. A conflict with Abbé Suger led to the expulsion of the nuns in 1129, transforming the abbey into a male priory dependent on Saint-Denis. The monks rediscovered the tunic in 1156, attracting pilgrimages until the 14th century. The Hundred Years' War, the plague and the Great Companies ruin the monastery, which began in the 16th century.

In the 17th century, the tunic was once again venerated by the congregation of Saint-Maur, but the decline accelerated. The priory, sold as a national property in 1790, was demolished as a stone quarry. The remains, rediscovered in 1989, are classified as historical monuments in 1996. The site, open to the public since 2014, preserves traces of the abbey, a merovingian necropolis and its wine past.

The abbey was a place of power and spirituality, linked to figures such as Charlemagne, Héloïse and Suger. His tunic, an object of devotion, attracted kings and pilgrims until his architectural disappearance. Modern excavations have partially reconstructed its history, revealing its central role in Argenteuil's religious and social history.

The preserved elements, such as the Saint John chapel and a dimière cellar, testify to its medieval importance. The Virgin with the Child, called Our Lady of Humility, and architectural fragments preserved at the Cluny Museum, recall her artistic heritage. The ostensions of the tunic, revived in the 19th century, perpetuate its memory until today.

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