Priory of Haute-Bruyère

Priory of Haute-Bruyère

Prieuré de Haute-Bruyère (aka prieuré Notre-Dame-des-Hautes-Bruyères)
Monastery information
Full name	Priory of Our Lady of Haute-Bruyère
Other names	Priory of Haute-Bruyère
Order	Order of Fontevrault
Established	1112
Disestablished	1790
Dedicated to	Our Lady
Diocese	Chartres
People
Founder(s)	Amaury III de Montfort and Bertrade de Montfort
Important associated figures	Simon IV de Montfort, Amaury VI de Montfort, Beatrice de Montfort
Site
Coordinates	48°44′19″N 1°53′33″E

The Priory of Haute-Bruyère (fr:Prieuré de Haute-Bruyère), also known as the Priory of Our Lady of Haute-Bruyère (fr:prieuré Notre-Dame-des-Hautes-Bruyères) is monastery of the Order of Fontevrault near Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré in Yvelines, Île-de-France received both men and women.

History

The priory was founded in 1114 by Amaury III de Montfort and Bertrade de Monfort, his sister, who became a nun of the Fontevrault Order after the end of her marriage to King Philip I. All of the monasteries affiliated with the Abbey of Fontevrault had the title of priories because of their dependency on Fontevrault and they had an abbot or abbess as the sole leader of the congregation.

In the 15th century, armed bands destroyed crops in the region and the priory was abandoned.

In 1537, the priory, having been given new life, numbered 128 members. King Francis I died 31 Mar 1547 at Chateau de Rambouillet near Haute-Bruyère. His body was transported to the priory where his heart was preserved until 1852, the date it was transferred to the Basilica of Saint Denis.

From 1590 to 1591, the nuns were on trial against Etienne Fleur at the Bailiwick of Epernon for unpaid royalties and rent.

The French Revolution marked the end for the Order of Fontevrault and the Priory of Haute-Bruyère. It was closed in 1790. It was demolished and its land sold in 1794.

Sources

• This page is a translation of fr:Prieuré de Haute-Bruyère.