Bellozanne
Title
Bellozanne
Also Known As
Bellosanna, Bellozanna
Dates
Founded ca. 1195; dissolved ca. 1790
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Bellozanne was founded in the 1190s by Hugues, lord of Gournay, an act that was soon confirmed by Richard I of England. It became a commendatory abbey in the early 16th century.
By the 17th century, the abbey was in a precarious economic state, and it was suppressed at the Revolution. Little of the former monastic complex survives today, and the site is now in private hands.
By the 17th century, the abbey was in a precarious economic state, and it was suppressed at the Revolution. Little of the former monastic complex survives today, and the site is now in private hands.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Raoul, 1198-?
Guillaume I, 1212-?
Hilaire, 1232-?
Hugues I, February 1259-?
Guillaume II, 1330-1348
Jean I Martin, 1348-1350
Nicolas, 1350-1388
André Hestrel, 138801403
Jean II Brunet, 1403-1423
Mathieu Lejeune, 1423-1425
Hugues II Parent, 1425-1442
Jean III Pinart, 1442-1466
Geoffroy de L'Isle, 1466-1475
Jean IV Leclerc, 1477-1499
Jean V Boudet, 1499-1518
Antoine d'Outreleau, 1518-1521
Robert Coppin
Michel Lelong, 1522-1539
Raoul, 1198-?
Guillaume I, 1212-?
Hilaire, 1232-?
Hugues I, February 1259-?
Guillaume II, 1330-1348
Jean I Martin, 1348-1350
Nicolas, 1350-1388
André Hestrel, 138801403
Jean II Brunet, 1403-1423
Mathieu Lejeune, 1423-1425
Hugues II Parent, 1425-1442
Jean III Pinart, 1442-1466
Geoffroy de L'Isle, 1466-1475
Jean IV Leclerc, 1477-1499
Jean V Boudet, 1499-1518
Antoine d'Outreleau, 1518-1521
Robert Coppin
Michel Lelong, 1522-1539
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1750 (992 vol. 3), fols. 223r-233r, 235r-270r
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale
MS nouv. acq. lat., 1245, fols. 50v-58r
Rouen, Archives départementales de la Seine-Maritime
4 H 1 - 4 H 36 (Finding Aid)
MS 1750 (992 vol. 3), fols. 223r-233r, 235r-270r
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale
MS nouv. acq. lat., 1245, fols. 50v-58r
Rouen, Archives départementales de la Seine-Maritime
4 H 1 - 4 H 36 (Finding Aid)
Reference
Bibliography
Cochet, Jean-Benoît-Désiré. “Notice historique sur l’ancienne abbaye de Bellosanne.” Précis analytique des travaux de l’académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen, 1847, 327–36. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5470145t/f385.image.
Dimier, Anselme. “Une donation de Louis VIII aux Prémontrés de Bellozanne.” Analecta Praemonstratensia 47 (1971): 286–87.
Fournée, Jean, and Odile Le Bertre-Turban. L’abbaye de Bellozanne. Abbayes et prieurés de Normandie 15. Rouen: C.R.D.P., 1979.
Plouvier, Martine. “Présentation de l’abbaye de Bellozanne.” In Grandes et petites figures de l’ordre de Prémontré. Les prémontrés et la justice. Actes officiels des 36e et 37e colloques du Centre d’Études et de Recherches Prémontrées. Auvergne, 2010 - Normandie, 2011, edited by Martine Plouvier, 131–38. Laon: Centre d’études et de recherches prémontrées, 2017.
Image Credit
Former gatehouse of Bellozanne Abbey, 2010. Wikimedia.
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Bellozanne,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/188.