Remiremont Abbey
Imperial Abbey of Remiremont | |||||||||
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| 1290–1790 | |||||||||
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Reichsfrei | 1290 | ||||||||
1566 | |||||||||
• Disestablished | 1790 | ||||||||
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Remiremont Abbey was an
History
It was founded about 620 by
Benedictines
The men's monastery disappeared perhaps during the 9th century. Around 818, the nuns adopted the more flexible
Canonesses
Gradually, the women at Remiremont stopped following the Benedictine rule and became secular canonesses, who did not take perpetual vows, and were free to resign their prebendary and marry. Remiremont was very exclusive. Canonesses were admitted from those who could give proof of 200 years of noble descent. Enriched by the
The abbey church consecrated by
On their accession, the Dukes of Lorraine became
In the 17th century the canonesses of Remiremont took the title of
The last abbess, under the
See also
References
- ISBN 9780812213423
- ^ "History and Heritage", Office de Tourisme de Remiremont
- ISBN 9780802865885
- ^ a b Hare, Augustus J.C., North-eastern France, 1890
- ^ "Monasteries in France", The Town and Country Magazine, London, 1769
- ^ Goyau, Georges. "Saint-Dié." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 20 Mar. 2015
Sources
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Remiremont". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 81–82.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Remiremont". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
