Abbey of Saint-Evroul

The Abbey of Saint - Évroult in Saint- Evroult -Notre -Dame- du- Bois, founded by the Holy Évroult d' Ouche († 706 ) under the name Abbaye d' Ouche.

The monastery was rebuilt in 1050 under the name of Saint- Évroult of the families Giroie and Grandmesnil; they received while supporting regional monasteries such as the Abbey Jumièges whose Filiam Saint- Evroult has now. The Abbey Évroult (her full name is Abbaye Notre -Dame- du- Bois de Saint- Evroult ) again participated in the founding of the Abbey of Saint -Martin in Sées. The Grandmesnil family again made ​​the monastery to its grave lay.

The most famous monk in Saint- Évroult is the historian Orderic Vitalis ( 1075 1142 ), whose Historia ecclesiastica is an essential source for the history of Normandy, England, Italy and of course the Abbey itself. Another monk at Saint- Évroult was the chronicler Geoffroi Malaterra.

Abbot Robert de Grandmesnil had 1061/62 flee the country to escape the wrath of the Duke; he went to Italy, where he founded the monastery of Saint Eufemia (Calabria ). Abt Serlon d' Orgères 1091 was Bishop of Sées. 1231 to 1284, the abbey was rebuilt.

In the 14th century, the church of the Abbey was decorated with sculptures. In the 15th century a new entrance and a wall was built around the property. In the 17th century a residential building was added in brick. In the wake of the French Revolution (1789-1799), the abbey was dissolved. The stones from the walls of the buildings were dismantled and used to build other buildings. 1802 broke the main building together. The ruins today consist of various architectural elements and give an overview of how the building looked like before. They have been classified as a monument historique in 1967 ( historical monument ).