Asnières

Title

Asnières

Also Known As

Aniere, Asneres et Asnerie, Asneriae, S. Joannes de Asneriis, Saint-Jehan-d’Asnières

Dates

Founded 13th c.?; dissolved 18th c.?

Dedication

Eustace

Affiliation

Belle-Étoile

Medieval Diocese

Lisieux

History

The Premonstratensian priory of Asnières was given the patronage of the local parish church of Saint-Jean by Guillaume d'Asnières, bishop of Lisieux (1285-1298).

Both parish church and priory have been demolished and no visible ruins remain.

Heads of Community

Priors

Bertrand Vaquerel, fl. 1505
Allain des Portes, fl. 1533
Pierre Larchier, fl. 1604

Status

Priory

Archival Sources

Alençon, Archives départmentales de l'Orne

H 186 (14th c., cartulary fragment).

Image Credit

The hamlet of St-Jean d'Anieres on the Cassini Map, ca. 1750. David Rumsey Map Collection.

Files

Collection

Southern Normandy

Citation

“Asnières,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/358.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Belle-Étoile