Dormans
Title
Dormans
Also Known As
Sancta Crux super Dormanum, Vallis Christiana Dominarum
Dates
Founded 1142-1178; dissolved 13th century?
Dedication
Holy Cross
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
A women's community dependent on Val-Chrétien. The last documentary reference to the sisters dates from 1211. Dormans received support from Thibault, count of Troyes, and Guy de Garlande.
Status
Women's community
Reference
Image Credit
View of Dormans, early 17th c. Christophe Tassin, Les plans et profils de toutes les principales villes et lieux considerables de France (1634). Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Dormans,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/315.