In furtherance of Isabelle's wish to found a nunnery of Poor Clares, her brother King Louis IX of France began in 1255 to acquire the necessary land in the Forest of Rouvray, not far from the Seine, west of Paris. On 10 June 1256, the first stone of the monastic church was laid. The building appears to have been completed about the beginning of 1259. The less rigorous Rule of Mansuetus allowed the community to hold property. The abbey was named the "Convent of the Humility of the Blessed Virgin". Subject to the Order of Friars Minor, some of the first nuns came from the Poor Clares in Reims. Isabelle never joined the community herself, but did live in the abbey, in a room separate from the nuns’ cells.[1] The King visited often and remembered the Abbey in his will.[2] Isabelle died at Longchamp on 23 February 1270, and was buried in the abbey church.
Abbesses of Longchampedit
Agnès I d'Anneri 1259-1262
Mathilde de Guyencourt 1262-1263
Agnès II d’Harcourt 1264-1275
Julienne de Toyes 1275-1279
Agnès II d’Harcourt 1279-1287
Jeanne I de Nevers 1288-1294
Jeanne II de Grèce 1294-1303
Jeanne III de Vitry 1303-1312
Jeanne IV d’Harcourt 1312-13??
Jeanne V de Gueux 13??-1328
Marie I de Lions 1328-1347
Jeanne VI de Boucheville 1347-1349
Agnès III de Liège 1349-1357
Marie II de Gueux 1357-1369
Agnès IV La Chevrel 1369-1375
Jeanne VII de La Neuville 1375-1390
Laurence Jacob 1390-13??
Jeanne VIII de La Godicharde 13??-1402
Agnès V d'Issy 1402-1418
Jeanne IX des Essarts 1418-1437
Marie III de La Poterne 1437-1451
Marguerite I Gentianne 1451-1467
Jeanne X La Porchère 1467-1484
Jeanne XI Gerente 1484-1500
Jacqueline de Mailly 1500-1514
Jeanne XII de Hacqueville 1514-1532
Catherine I Picard 1532-15??
Jeanne XIII de Mailly 15??-1540
Georgette Cœur 1540-1550
Louise de Cerasme 1550-1559
Marie IV Lottin 1559-15??
Charlotte de La Chambre 15??-1567
Anne I de Fontaines 1567-1580
Jeanne XIV de Mailly 1580-1604
Françoise Potier 1604-1606
Bonne d'Amours 1606-1608
Catherine II Brûlart de Sillery 1608-1629
Claudine I Isabelle de Mailly 1629-1634
Isabelle II Mortier 1634-16??
Madeleine Placain 16??-1653
Catherine III de Bellièvre 1658-1668
Claudine II de Bellièvre 1668-1670
Claudine I Isabelle de Mailly 1670-1673
Catherine III Marie Dorat 1673-1676
Catherine-Elisabeth I de Gournay 1676-1679
Marguerite II Isabelle de Flecelles, 1679-1683
Catherine III Marie Dorat 1683-1685
Marie-Anne I Dorat 1685-1688
Anne-Marie de Bragelongne 1688-1691
Catherine III Marie Dorat 1691-1694
Marie-Anne I Dorat 1694-1697
Catherine III Marie Dorat 1697-1700
Marie-Anne I Dorat 1700-1700
Elisabeth-Henriette Guignard 1700-1703
Catherine III Marie Dorat 1703-1706
Marguerite III Agnès Nolet 1706-1709
Elisabeth-Henriette Guignard 1709-1712
Marguerite III Agnès Nolet 1712-1715
Catherine-Elisabeth II Le Cosquino 1715-1718
Marguerite III Agnès Nolet 1718-17??
Catherine-Elisabeth II Le Cosquino 17??-1721
Marie-Anne II Le Jau 1721-1724
Catherine-Elisabeth II Le Cosquino 1724-1730
Marie-Anne II Le Jau 1730-1733
Catherine-Elisabeth II Le Cosquino 1733-1737
Catherine IV Thérèse de Tourmont 1737-1740
Anne II Louise de Tourmont 1740-17??
Marie V Jeanne Jouy 17??-1790
Destructionedit
Ruins of Longchamp Abbey (engraving by Edmond Morin c. 1856)
Longchamp Abbey underwent many vicissitudes. During the French Revolution, on 26 February 1790, the nuns were served with an order of expulsion; on 17 September 1792 the valuables and sacred objects were taken away from the chapel and by 12 October that year the nuns had left the abbey.[3] In 1794 the empty building was offered for sale, but, as no one wished to purchase it, it was destroyed. In 1857 the remaining walls were pulled down, except for one tower, and the grounds were added to the Bois de Boulogne.
Depictionsedit
Misbach, Vue de l'abbaye de Longchamp prise du pied du jardin de M. Lagarde, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.
^ abBihl, Michael. "St. Isabelle of France." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 30 December 2015
^Edwards, Henry Sutherland. Old and New Paris: Its History, Its People, and Its Places United Kingdom, Cassell and Company, 1893. p. 219
^Henri Corbel, Petite Histoire du Bois de Boulogne, Albin Michel, 1931, p. 42.
Further readingedit
Gaston Duchesne, Histoire de l'abbaye royale de Longchamp, 1257–1789, Paris, 1904.
Gerturd Młynarczyk, Ein Franziskanerinnenkloster im XV. Jahrhundert, : Edition und Analyse von Besitzinventaren aus der Abtei Longchamp, Bonn, L. Röhrscheid, 1987.
Sean L. Field, Isabelle of France: Capetian Sanctity and Franciscan Identity in the Thirteenth Century (University of Notre Dame Press, 2006, ISBN978-0-268-02880-0.
Sean L. Field, ed. and trans., The Writings of Agnes of Harcourt: The Life of Isabelle of France and the Letter on Louis IX and Longchamp (University of Notre Dame Press, 2003).
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Longchamp Abbey news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Longchamp Abbey French Abbaye royale de Longchamp known also as the Convent of the Humility of the Blessed Virgin was a convent of Poor Clares founded in 1255 in Auteuil Paris by Saint Isabelle of France The site is now occupied by Longchamp Racecourse The abbey in the 17th century engraving by Israel Silvestre Contents 1 Royal Foundation 2 Abbesses of Longchamp 3 Destruction 4 Depictions 5 See also 6 References 7 Further readingRoyal Foundation edit nbsp Saint Isabelle founder of Longchamp Saint Germain l Auxerrois Paris Main article Isabelle of France saint Isabelle was the daughter of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile and the younger sister of King Louis IX of France Saint Louis Though betrothed to Hugh eldest son and heir of Hugh X of Lusignan Isabelle refused to celebrate the formal wedding due to her fixed determination to remain a virgin although she never became a nun 1 In furtherance of Isabelle s wish to found a nunnery of Poor Clares her brother King Louis IX of France began in 1255 to acquire the necessary land in the Forest of Rouvray not far from the Seine west of Paris On 10 June 1256 the first stone of the monastic church was laid The building appears to have been completed about the beginning of 1259 The less rigorous Rule of Mansuetus allowed the community to hold property The abbey was named the Convent of the Humility of the Blessed Virgin Subject to the Order of Friars Minor some of the first nuns came from the Poor Clares in Reims Isabelle never joined the community herself but did live in the abbey in a room separate from the nuns cells 1 The King visited often and remembered the Abbey in his will 2 Isabelle died at Longchamp on 23 February 1270 and was buried in the abbey church Abbesses of Longchamp editAgnes I d Anneri 1259 1262 Mathilde de Guyencourt 1262 1263 Agnes II d Harcourt 1264 1275 Julienne de Toyes 1275 1279 Agnes II d Harcourt 1279 1287 Jeanne I de Nevers 1288 1294 Jeanne II de Grece 1294 1303 Jeanne III de Vitry 1303 1312 Jeanne IV d Harcourt 1312 13 Jeanne V de Gueux 13 1328 Marie I de Lions 1328 1347 Jeanne VI de Boucheville 1347 1349 Agnes III de Liege 1349 1357 Marie II de Gueux 1357 1369 Agnes IV La Chevrel 1369 1375 Jeanne VII de La Neuville 1375 1390 Laurence Jacob 1390 13 Jeanne VIII de La Godicharde 13 1402 Agnes V d Issy 1402 1418 Jeanne IX des Essarts 1418 1437 Marie III de La Poterne 1437 1451 Marguerite I Gentianne 1451 1467 Jeanne X La Porchere 1467 1484 Jeanne XI Gerente 1484 1500 Jacqueline de Mailly 1500 1514 Jeanne XII de Hacqueville 1514 1532 Catherine I Picard 1532 15 Jeanne XIII de Mailly 15 1540 Georgette Cœur 1540 1550 Louise de Cerasme 1550 1559 Marie IV Lottin 1559 15 Charlotte de La Chambre 15 1567 Anne I de Fontaines 1567 1580 Jeanne XIV de Mailly 1580 1604 Francoise Potier 1604 1606 Bonne d Amours 1606 1608 Catherine II Brulart de Sillery 1608 1629 Claudine I Isabelle de Mailly 1629 1634 Isabelle II Mortier 1634 16 Madeleine Placain 16 1653 Catherine III de Bellievre 1658 1668 Claudine II de Bellievre 1668 1670 Claudine I Isabelle de Mailly 1670 1673 Catherine III Marie Dorat 1673 1676 Catherine Elisabeth I de Gournay 1676 1679 Marguerite II Isabelle de Flecelles 1679 1683 Catherine III Marie Dorat 1683 1685 Marie Anne I Dorat 1685 1688 Anne Marie de Bragelongne 1688 1691 Catherine III Marie Dorat 1691 1694 Marie Anne I Dorat 1694 1697 Catherine III Marie Dorat 1697 1700 Marie Anne I Dorat 1700 1700 Elisabeth Henriette Guignard 1700 1703 Catherine III Marie Dorat 1703 1706 Marguerite III Agnes Nolet 1706 1709 Elisabeth Henriette Guignard 1709 1712 Marguerite III Agnes Nolet 1712 1715 Catherine Elisabeth II Le Cosquino 1715 1718 Marguerite III Agnes Nolet 1718 17 Catherine Elisabeth II Le Cosquino 17 1721 Marie Anne II Le Jau 1721 1724 Catherine Elisabeth II Le Cosquino 1724 1730 Marie Anne II Le Jau 1730 1733 Catherine Elisabeth II Le Cosquino 1733 1737 Catherine IV Therese de Tourmont 1737 1740 Anne II Louise de Tourmont 1740 17 Marie V Jeanne Jouy 17 1790Destruction edit nbsp Ruins of Longchamp Abbey engraving by Edmond Morin c 1856 Longchamp Abbey underwent many vicissitudes During the French Revolution on 26 February 1790 the nuns were served with an order of expulsion on 17 September 1792 the valuables and sacred objects were taken away from the chapel and by 12 October that year the nuns had left the abbey 3 In 1794 the empty building was offered for sale but as no one wished to purchase it it was destroyed In 1857 the remaining walls were pulled down except for one tower and the grounds were added to the Bois de Boulogne Depictions editMisbach Vue de l abbaye de Longchamp prise du pied du jardin de M Lagarde Bibliotheque nationale de France Paris See also editPrix de l Abbaye de Longchamp a flat horse race open to thoroughbreds aged two years or older run at Longchamp Racecourse each year in early October References edit a b Bihl Michael St Isabelle of France The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 8 New York Robert Appleton Company 1910 30 December 2015 Edwards Henry Sutherland Old and New Paris Its History Its People and Its Places United Kingdom Cassell and Company 1893 p 219 Henri Corbel Petite Histoire du Bois de Boulogne Albin Michel 1931 p 42 Further reading editGaston Duchesne Histoire de l abbaye royale de Longchamp 1257 1789 Paris 1904 Gerturd Mlynarczyk Ein Franziskanerinnenkloster im XV Jahrhundert Edition und Analyse von Besitzinventaren aus der Abtei Longchamp Bonn L Rohrscheid 1987 Sean L Field Isabelle of France Capetian Sanctity and Franciscan Identity in the Thirteenth Century University of Notre Dame Press 2006 ISBN 978 0 268 02880 0 Sean L Field ed and trans The Writings of Agnes of Harcourt The Life of Isabelle of France and the Letter on Louis IX and Longchamp University of Notre Dame Press 2003 48 51 18 N 2 14 49 E 48 855 N 2 247 E 48 855 2 247 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Longchamp Abbey amp oldid 1145232957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
