Ressons
Title
Ressons
Also Known As
Arcon, Arçon, Boni Homines de Ressons, Raisson, Raissuns, Raisuns, Resson-en-Thelle, Ressonium, Ressons-en-Vexin, Ressons-l-Abbaye, Ressonum, Ressuns, Ressunum, Reçon, Roisons, Roissons
Dates
Founded ca. 1150; dissolved ca. 1790
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Ressons was founded ca. 1150 by the lords of Aumont. It was initially a double house. It suffered economic hardship in the 15th century. Ressons became a comemndatory abbey from 1524-1548 and from 1561.
The abbey church was destroyed in a storm in 1703, and a new church was cosecrated in 1715. Ressons was suppressed at the Revolution.
The abbey church was destroyed in a storm in 1703, and a new church was cosecrated in 1715. Ressons was suppressed at the Revolution.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Pierre I, 1150-1172
Rothold, ?-1185
Guillaume d'Ybouvillers, ca. 1185-1192
Hugues, fl. 1193
Baudouin, fl. 1202
R., fl. 1209
Henri, fl. 1237
Pierre II, ?-1248
S., 1248-?
Rigald, 1265-1276
Paul de Court-Dimanche, ca. 1352-1375
Robert de Louvres, ?-1392
Pierre III de Val-Engoujart, ?-1407
Louis de Sablonnières, 1407-1439
Eustache Périn, ca. 1457-1466
Philibert de Falaise, 1466-1476
Bernard de Montreuil, 1485-1492
Jean de Quenouilles, 1499-1519
Bernardinus de Vauldray, 1524-1542
François de Saint-Phal, 1542-1548
Christophe de Tilly, 1549-1556
Pierre I, 1150-1172
Rothold, ?-1185
Guillaume d'Ybouvillers, ca. 1185-1192
Hugues, fl. 1193
Baudouin, fl. 1202
R., fl. 1209
Henri, fl. 1237
Pierre II, ?-1248
S., 1248-?
Rigald, 1265-1276
Paul de Court-Dimanche, ca. 1352-1375
Robert de Louvres, ?-1392
Pierre III de Val-Engoujart, ?-1407
Louis de Sablonnières, 1407-1439
Eustache Périn, ca. 1457-1466
Philibert de Falaise, 1466-1476
Bernard de Montreuil, 1485-1492
Jean de Quenouilles, 1499-1519
Bernardinus de Vauldray, 1524-1542
François de Saint-Phal, 1542-1548
Christophe de Tilly, 1549-1556
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Alençon, Archives départementales de l'Orne
H 18
Beauvais, Archives départementales de l'Oise
H 5901-H 5982
Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Archives départementales des Yvelines
G 147
G 162
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1761 (992, vol. 14), 81-111
Paris, Archives nationales de France
L//1002/A, Dossiers 25-36 (13th c.)
H 18
Beauvais, Archives départementales de l'Oise
H 5901-H 5982
Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Archives départementales des Yvelines
G 147
G 162
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1761 (992, vol. 14), 81-111
Paris, Archives nationales de France
L//1002/A, Dossiers 25-36 (13th c.)
Reference
Bibliography
Pihan, A. “Tombeaux de Ressons-l’Abbaye en 1674.” Mémoires de la Société Académique d’Archéologie, Sciences et Arts du Département de l’Oise 21, no. 1 (1910): 274–93. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4147179/f287.item.
Vanaertenryck, Jean. “L’abbaye de Ressons, ordre de Prémontre.” Bulletin archéologique de la région de Méru 14 (1979): 17–33.
———. “L’abbaye de Ressons, ordre de Prémontre (suite).” Bulletin archéologique de la région de Méru 14 (1980): 17–33.
Image Credit
The church of Notre-Dame, Ressons-l'Abbaye, 2015. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Ressons,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/174.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Amiens |
| Item: Sainte-Anne-de-Nouveau-Lieu | DependentOn | This Item |
| Item: St-Crépin-d'Ibouvillers | DependentOn | This Item |
| Item: Aumont | DependentOn | This Item |
| Item: Boisemont | DependentOn | This Item |