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5 giorni fa · Ven. Petronille de Chemillé, the abbess of the abbey of Fontevraud, founded the Boulaur Abbey. Additional founders include an archbishop, a count, and a widowed countess who became the first abbess. The beautiful landscapes of the Gers gave the abbey its name.
2 giorni fa · In this anthology, the abbey of Fontevraud offers itself as a special “case.”. The statutes given to it by its founder, Robert d’Arbrissel, stipulate that the order will be led by a woman ...
5 giorni fa · THE PRIORY OF LA GRAVE OR GROVEBURY. The manor of Leighton was granted by Henry II. to the abbess and convent of Fontevraud in 1164 (fn. 1); and it is probable that a house was built there for a cell of the order, not very long after.
After lengthy negotiations a settlement was reached, a compromise that managed to prevent a civil war just in the nick of time. On March 9, 1409, Charles of Orléans, the fifteen-year-old son of the victim, was made to publicly offer forgiveness to his arch-enemy John the Fearless in Chartres Cathedral. The young Charles burst into tears.
5 giorni fa · The trial of Joan of Arc in 1431. The Burgundians were frightened by Joan of Arc’s power, and so, on May 23, 1430, during a military action near Compiègne by the Burgundians, Joan was arrested. Once in English hands, Joan was transferred to Rouen, which was then under English control.
4 giorni fa · Joan of Arc — known in her home country as Jeanne d’Arc — fought in the Hundred Years’ War against England and is celebrated as the warrior who liberated Orléans and led Charles VII of France to the throne.
5 giorni fa · Reine de France puis d’Angleterre, partez à la découverte de l’ histoire de l’emblématique Aliénor d’Aquitaine. Après une vie trépidante, Le gisant de la reine, l’une des plus emblématiques du moyen-âge, repose aujourd’hui à l’abbaye royale de fontevraud.
