Val-Chrétien
Title
Val-Chrétien
Also Known As
Valchrétien, Valcrestian, Valcristien, Vallis Christiana, Vaucrestian, Vaulcrestien, Vaulxcrestien, Vauxcrestien
Dates
Founded 1134; dissolved 1790
Dedication
Ghislain; Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Val-Chrétien was founded in 1134 by Josselin, bishop of Soissons, on land given by husband and wife Raoul (or Rodolphe) de Cramailles and Gilla. The first brothers came from Laon. It was initially a double house; the sisters later moved to Dormans.
Val-Chrétien became a commendatory abbey ca. 1520. Its church was destroyed in a storm in 1638. Val-Chrétien was suppressed in 1790, and the site passed into private hands. Some ruins survive today.
Val-Chrétien became a commendatory abbey ca. 1520. Its church was destroyed in a storm in 1638. Val-Chrétien was suppressed in 1790, and the site passed into private hands. Some ruins survive today.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Uusus, fl. 1134
Grimaldus, fl. 1142
Maurice, fl. 1147
Barthélemy, fl. 1175
Eudes, fl. 1190
Pierre, fl. 1210
Eustache de Lens, 1220-1226
Pierre II, fl. 1243
Gilles, fl. 1258
Jean I, fl. 1282
Michel, fl. 1319
Poncardus, fl. 1342
Jean III Aupoix, 1402-1415
Pierre III de Soissons, ?-1453
Dominique, fl. 1454
Gilles II, ?-1493
Benoit de Corbie, 1513-1524
Nicolas II Bauqueren (or Vauqueson), fl. 1521
Uusus, fl. 1134
Grimaldus, fl. 1142
Maurice, fl. 1147
Barthélemy, fl. 1175
Eudes, fl. 1190
Pierre, fl. 1210
Eustache de Lens, 1220-1226
Pierre II, fl. 1243
Gilles, fl. 1258
Jean I, fl. 1282
Michel, fl. 1319
Poncardus, fl. 1342
Jean III Aupoix, 1402-1415
Pierre III de Soissons, ?-1453
Dominique, fl. 1454
Gilles II, ?-1493
Benoit de Corbie, 1513-1524
Nicolas II Bauqueren (or Vauqueson), fl. 1521
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Laon, Archives départementales de l'Aisne
8 Fi 257 (1878; drawing)
8 Fi 258 (1878; drawing)
18 Fi Bruyères-sur-Fère 1 (20th c.; postcard)
H 1036
Laon, Bibliothèque municipale de Laon
MS 539
Nancy, Bibliothèque municipale de Nancy
MS 992, XVII 503
Paris, Archives nationales de France
L//1009/A, Dossier 6 (1294-1312)
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Coll. Picardie, 297, fol. 34 (1289)
Soissons, Bibliothèque municipale de Soissons
Coll. Perin, 1082 (17th c.)
Coll. Perin, 1104 (1289)
8 Fi 257 (1878; drawing)
8 Fi 258 (1878; drawing)
18 Fi Bruyères-sur-Fère 1 (20th c.; postcard)
H 1036
Laon, Bibliothèque municipale de Laon
MS 539
Nancy, Bibliothèque municipale de Nancy
MS 992, XVII 503
Paris, Archives nationales de France
L//1009/A, Dossier 6 (1294-1312)
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Coll. Picardie, 297, fol. 34 (1289)
Soissons, Bibliothèque municipale de Soissons
Coll. Perin, 1082 (17th c.)
Coll. Perin, 1104 (1289)
Reference
Bibliography
Corlieu, Auguste. “L’Abbaye du Val-Chrétien.” Annales de la Société historique et archéologique de Château-Thierry, 1888, 90–102. http://cfranquelin.free.fr/shrvc/livres_numerises/bulletins_shact/chapitres/tome_23/tome_023_page_090.pdf.
Pécheur. “Abbaye de Val-Chrétien.” Bulletin de la Société archéologique, historique et scientifique de Soissons 13 (1859): 89–91. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4539994/f89.
Image Credit
The ruins of the abbey of Val-Chrétien, 2014. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Val-Chrétien,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/193.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Laon |