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Identification multifactorielle du processus d’implantation des monastères cisterciens de Normandie par l’intermédiaire d’un protocole d’étude globale

2021; Volume: 65; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1484/j.nms.5.131512

2507-0444

Jean‐Baptiste Vincent,

Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies

After 1137, when the abbey of Mortemer, founded three years earlier, was incorporated into the Order of Cîteaux, twenty-three other Cistercian abbeys were created in Normandy, either as new foundations or through incorporation into the Order. Most notable is the incorporation of Savigny, with its numerous daughters. The abbeys were located in five dioceses, namely Rouen, Évreux, Bayeux, Sées, and Avranches but there were no Cistercian houses in the dioceses of Coutances and Lisieux. Thanks to topographical surveys, carried out during the past five years, it has been possible to draw precise maps which shed light upon the reasons of the choices made for the location of these abbeys, particularly as far as landscape and water-supply are concerned. Despite the fact that more than two thirds no longer possess an above-ground wing, it is still possible to draw conclusions about features of Cistercian architecture in Normandy, using as points of reference the sites of the abbeys of Mortemer, Bonport and Fontaine-Guérard.