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Priory à Morizécourt dans les Vosges

Priory

    13 Rue Neuve
    88320 Morizécourt
Private property
Prieuré
Prieuré
Prieuré
Crédit photo : Françoise Urion (furion) - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Époque contemporaine
2000
16 août 1976
Registration for Historic Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Gateway; facades and roofs of the main building and school building; South staircase with its wrought iron ramp; cloister; corridors; the capitular room and the eleven cells with their woodwork and the chapel, located in the main building (cad. E 307): registration by order of 16 August 1976

Origin and history

The Priory of Morizécourt is a historic monument located in the municipality of the same name, in the department of Vosges (88), in the Grand Est region. This site, whose exact origin is not specified in the available sources, includes remarkable architectural elements such as an entrance gate, facades, a cloister, a capitular hall, and a chapel. These components reflect its past importance, probably linked to local religious and community life.

The legal protections granted to this priory date back to 1976, when an order entered several of its parts in the inventory of Historic Monuments. Among the protected elements are the facades and roofs of the main buildings, a wrought iron staircase, and cells with their woodwork. These details suggest a monastic or Conventual occupation, typical of medieval or modern priory, although the exact period of construction is not mentioned in the sources consulted.

The site now appears to be partially accessible, although its current use (visits, rental, accommodation) is not clearly documented.

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