Rouez

Title

Rouez

Also Known As

Rodulfi Vadum, Roez, Roué, Rouée, Rowez

Dates

Founded ca. 1150; transferred 1422

Affiliation

Cuissy

Medieval Diocese

Laon

Circary

France

History

Rouez was founded as a community of women dependent on Cuissy ca. 1150 on land given to Cuissy in 1132 by the cathedral chapter of Noyon.

In the 13th century, it became a priory of Premonstratensian brothers. In 1422, the community moved to Genlis. Nothing survives of the site today.

Status

Women's community; later priory

Files

Collection

France

Citation

“Rouez,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/356.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Cuissy