Valprofonde

Title

Valprofonde

Also Known As

Cella monialium, Profunda vallis, Vallis profunda, Vaul Parfonde, Vaul Parfunde, Vauxprofond

Dates

Founded by mid 12th c.; dissolved aft. 1217

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Auxerre

Medieval Diocese

Auxerre

Circary

France

History

Valprofonde was a community of women dependent on the Premonstratensian abbey of Saint-Marien d'Auxerre. It was founded on land given by Louis VII. Its history is obscure, and the community appears to have been dissolved during the 13th century.

Its church survived, and is today a parish church. It was rebuilt on two occasions in the late 15th and late 19th centuries.

Heads of Community

Magistri

Pierre, fl. 1217

Status

Women's community

Archival Sources

Auxerre, Archives départementales de l'Yonne

2 Fi 7657 (20th c.; postcard)

H 1285 (1537)

H 1297 (1753; map)

Bibliography

“L’église de Valprofonde.” La Cour d’honneur de Marie 21 (1884): 176–78.

Image Credit

The church of Valprofonde, 2018. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

France

Citation

“Valprofonde,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/189.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Auxerre (Saint-Marien)