Selincourt
Title
Selincourt
Also Known As
Sainte Larme, Sancta Lachryma, Selicourt, Selincourt, Seliscourt, Sellincourt, Selyncourt, Senicort, Senicour, Senicourt, Senicuria, Senicurt, Senicurtis, Senincourt, Sericourt, Serincourt, Silincourt, Sirincourt, Syrincourt
Dates
Founded 1130; dissolved 1790
Dedication
Holy Tear of Christ; Peter
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Selincourt was founded in 1130 by Gautier I Tyrel, lord of Poix. The first brothers came from Dommartin. The lords of Poix would remain closely tied to the abbey in the Middle Ages. In the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, the abbey received a relic from Constantinople, reputed to be a tear of Christ. This relic made the abbey a focal point of pilgrimage.
In 1446, much of the abbey was destroyed in a fire and it was deserted for a period of some 30 years before it was rebuilt. It became a commendatory abbey in 1544.
Selincourt was suppressed at the Revolution and the monastic complex was destroyed. Today the site of the abbey is occupied by a farm known as the Ferme de la Sainte-Larme.
In 1446, much of the abbey was destroyed in a fire and it was deserted for a period of some 30 years before it was rebuilt. It became a commendatory abbey in 1544.
Selincourt was suppressed at the Revolution and the monastic complex was destroyed. Today the site of the abbey is occupied by a farm known as the Ferme de la Sainte-Larme.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Gautier, 1131-1162
Eustache, 1162-1177
Florentius, 1177-1195
Gui Bonnars, 1195-1197
Adam de Orival, 1198-ca. 1200
Foulques, 1200-1202
Gilbert, 1204-1206
Raoul, ?-1209
Guillard (or Wicard), 1209-1221
Eudes, 1221-1229
Arnoul, 1233-1236
Jean de Moyencourt, ca. 1236-1249
Jean II de Vallibus, 1250-1267
Hugues, fl. 1275
Jean III d'Oisemont, ?-1283
Hugues II, ?-1295
Gilles de Crelle, ?-1301
Nicolas Grandvarlet, ?-1304
Matthieu de Saint-Just, 1305
Fullio, ?-1318
Baudouin Palette, ?-1327
Baudouin II de Hesdin, 1331-1347
Jean IV de Grandviller, ?-1355
Gilles II, fl. 1374
Jean V, 1380-1383
Eustache, fl. 1393
Jean VI de Vauvilliers, ?-1408
Nicolas, 1420-1432
Henri de Malon, fl. 1436, fl. 1444
Waldericus, fl. 1440s?
Richard, fl. 1440s?
Jean VII, ?-1448
Jean VIII, 1449-1475
Jean IX d'Airaines, 1475-1478
Guillaume Matifas, 1479-1498
Jean X Fretel, 1500-1524
Jean XI Fretel, 1524-1544
François de Crequy, 1544-1552
Gautier, 1131-1162
Eustache, 1162-1177
Florentius, 1177-1195
Gui Bonnars, 1195-1197
Adam de Orival, 1198-ca. 1200
Foulques, 1200-1202
Gilbert, 1204-1206
Raoul, ?-1209
Guillard (or Wicard), 1209-1221
Eudes, 1221-1229
Arnoul, 1233-1236
Jean de Moyencourt, ca. 1236-1249
Jean II de Vallibus, 1250-1267
Hugues, fl. 1275
Jean III d'Oisemont, ?-1283
Hugues II, ?-1295
Gilles de Crelle, ?-1301
Nicolas Grandvarlet, ?-1304
Matthieu de Saint-Just, 1305
Fullio, ?-1318
Baudouin Palette, ?-1327
Baudouin II de Hesdin, 1331-1347
Jean IV de Grandviller, ?-1355
Gilles II, fl. 1374
Jean V, 1380-1383
Eustache, fl. 1393
Jean VI de Vauvilliers, ?-1408
Nicolas, 1420-1432
Henri de Malon, fl. 1436, fl. 1444
Waldericus, fl. 1440s?
Richard, fl. 1440s?
Jean VII, ?-1448
Jean VIII, 1449-1475
Jean IX d'Airaines, 1475-1478
Guillaume Matifas, 1479-1498
Jean X Fretel, 1500-1524
Jean XI Fretel, 1524-1544
François de Crequy, 1544-1552
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Abbeville, Archives et Bibliothèque patrimoniale
Vol. 3, 153 (1150; copy)
Amiens, Archives départementales de la Somme
27 H 1 - 27 H 33 (12th-18th c.)
Amiens, Bibliothèque municipale
MS 13, fols. 202v-203f (12th c.)
MS 81, fol. 116v (15th c.)
MS 528. (13th c.; cartulary)
* BVMM: AMIENS, Bibliothèque municipale, 0528
Vol. 3, 153 (1150; copy)
Amiens, Archives départementales de la Somme
27 H 1 - 27 H 33 (12th-18th c.)
Amiens, Bibliothèque municipale
MS 13, fols. 202v-203f (12th c.)
MS 81, fol. 116v (15th c.)
MS 528. (13th c.; cartulary)
* BVMM: AMIENS, Bibliothèque municipale, 0528
MS 778. (16th c.; cartulary)
* BVMM: AMIENS, Bibliothèque municipale, 0778
Reference
AD, 499-505
BOP, I: 270-279; II: 197-213
CartulR: « abbaye Saint-Pierre de Selincourt »
CG: 202052 (ca. 1140); 202031 (1154); 202058 (ca. 1170); 202042 (1201); 202179 (1259); 202145 (1262); 202195 (1262); 202196 (1262); 202218 (1271); 202157 (1272); 202161 (1275); 202226 (1277); 202220 (1281); 202225 (1283); 202223 (1285); 202229 (1295); 202230 (1295)
Cottineau, II: cols. 2998-2999
GC, X: 1367-1370
Hugo, II: 549-560
MP, II: 566-569; III: 631
VW, 247-249
BOP, I: 270-279; II: 197-213
CartulR: « abbaye Saint-Pierre de Selincourt »
CG: 202052 (ca. 1140); 202031 (1154); 202058 (ca. 1170); 202042 (1201); 202179 (1259); 202145 (1262); 202195 (1262); 202196 (1262); 202218 (1271); 202157 (1272); 202161 (1275); 202226 (1277); 202220 (1281); 202225 (1283); 202223 (1285); 202229 (1295); 202230 (1295)
Cottineau, II: cols. 2998-2999
GC, X: 1367-1370
Hugo, II: 549-560
MP, II: 566-569; III: 631
VW, 247-249
Bibliography
Beaurain, Georges. La cartulaire de l’abbaye de Selincourt, 1131-1513. Mémoires de la Société des antiquaires de Picardie 40. Paris: A. Picard, 1925.
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Denier, Rose-Marie. La Sainte Larme de Selincourt. Poix de Picardie: Association Racines, 1999.
Estienne, Joseph. “Répertoire sommaire du cartulaire de Selincourt.” Bulletin de la Société des Antiquaires de Picardie, no. 1 (1936): 383–406. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9606906q/f43.item.
Foucart, Jacques. “La Sainte Larme de Selincourt.” Bulletin de la Société d’émulation d’Abbeville 27 (1995): 691–99.
Le Merchier, Jacques. Histoire de la larme sainte de Nostre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ révérée dans l’abbaye de S.-Pierre-lez-Selincourt. Second Edition. s.l., 1725. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6531657d.
Limichin, P.-L. Remarques pour servir à l’histoire de l’abbaye de Selincourt, ordre de Prémontré. Mémoires de la Société d’histoire et d’archéologie du Vimeu. Reims: Impr. centrale, 1910.
Image Credit
The Ferme de la Sainte-Larme de Selincourt, 2019. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Selincourt,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/295.
Geolocation
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