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Abbey Notre-Dame de Corneville-sur-Risle dans l'Eure

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Abbaye
Eure

Abbey Notre-Dame de Corneville-sur-Risle

    50 Impasse Sainte-Anne
    27500 Corneville-sur-Risle
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Corneville-sur-Risle
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Corneville-sur-Risle
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Corneville-sur-Risle
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Corneville-sur-Risle
Crédit photo : Stanzilla - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1100
1200
1300
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1143
Foundation of the Priory
3 septembre 1147
Church Consecration
8 août 1287
A devastating fire
17 mars 1659
Arrival of genovéfains
1985
Archaeological excavations
26 novembre 1992
Protection of remains
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Remaining elements of the claustral ensemble: south and east wings of the cloister, including the south-east corner, as well as the cloister's soils, and land tenure of the disappeared abbey church with known or to be discovered buried remains (cf. C 26, 32, 33, 330, 331): entry by order of 26 November 1992

Key figures

Gilbert de Corneville - Lord and Founder Donor of the priory in 1143.
Hugues - Archbishop of Rouen Consecrate the church in 1147.
Jean de Fay - Last regular abbot Resigns in 1544.
Raoul du Mont - First Abbé Commandataire Success to Jean de Fay.
François Alexis Jubert de Châteaumorand - Abbé commendataire Named in 1731.

Origin and history

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Corneville-sur-Risle, founded in 1180 on the bases of a priory given in 1143 by Gilbert de Corneville, initially welcomed monks from Saint Vincent-aux-Bois. The church was consecrated in 1147 by Hugues, Archbishop of Rouen. This religious establishment, linked to the Augustinian order, becomes a central place for local spiritual life.

In 1287, a fire ravaged the abbey, plunged the community into a long period of insecurity. Only in 1659, with the arrival of the Reformed Canons of the Congregation of France (Genovans), began a reconstruction phase. This period also marks a disciplinary renewal, making Corneville the only genovéfaine abbey in Normandy.

Archaeological excavations of 1985 reveal that the parish and abbey churches (now extinct) were shared between the faithful and the monks. The abbey has 34 abbots, including Jean de Fay, the last regular abbey in 1544, followed by abbots like Raoul du Mont. The current remains, protected since 1992, include elements of the cloister and the lost church hold.

The 17th and 18th century architecture, although partially preserved, illustrates the evolution of monastic practices and the influence of religious reforms. The southern and eastern wings of the cloister, as well as the archaeological soils, bear witness to this turbulent history, between destruction, reconstruction and adaptation to ecclesiastical changes.

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