Avigny

Title

Avigny

Also Known As

Aliniaca Curtis, Aveniacum, Avinicaum, Avinium, Avinneium, Avigneium, Hallignicourt

Dates

Founded by 1154; dissolved by 1170

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Moncetz

Medieval Diocese

Châlons

Circary

France

History

The women's community of Avigny was in existence by 1154, and was founded by husband and wife Guy de Dampierre and Helvide. It does not appear to have lasted for long.

Status

Women's community

Archival Sources

Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas

MS 1748 (992), fol. 200r

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

France

Citation

“Avigny,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/126.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Moncetz