Hermières
Title
Hermières
Also Known As
Hermeria
Dates
Founded 1159-66; suppressed 1790
Dedication
Mary; Nicholas
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Hermières was founded by one Renaud, with the support of Maurice de Sully, bishop of Paris. The abbey particularly benefited from the patronage of Alix of Champagne, queen of France, and of the lords of Garlande. It was likely a double house in its early years.
It became a commendatory abbey in 1535. Hermières was suppressed 1790.
It became a commendatory abbey in 1535. Hermières was suppressed 1790.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Robert I, ca. 1160-ca. 1183
Garnier II, fl. 1192
Thomas I, ca. 1204-ca. 1210
Robert II, ca. 1214-1221
Thomas II (or Thibaud?) de Montmorency, 1221-1247
Guillaume I, ca. 1261-1263
Jean I de Rosoy, fl. ca. 1265-1266
Milon, ca. 1278-1294
Guillaume II, ?-1297
Simon, fl. 1306
Laurent, ca. 1336-aft. 1348
Jean II David, fl. 1368
Jean III Coldoé, ca. 1380-1396
Jean IV Berelle, ?-1400
Jean V, ?-1406
Adam, fl. 1438
Jean VI La Vache, 1438-aft. 1447
Mathieu Roussel, ?-1463
Jean VII Richard, bef. 1487-1501
André Richard, ?-1504
Jean VIII du Saussay, 1504-1521
Jean IX du Saussay, 1521-1533
Robert I, ca. 1160-ca. 1183
Garnier II, fl. 1192
Thomas I, ca. 1204-ca. 1210
Robert II, ca. 1214-1221
Thomas II (or Thibaud?) de Montmorency, 1221-1247
Guillaume I, ca. 1261-1263
Jean I de Rosoy, fl. ca. 1265-1266
Milon, ca. 1278-1294
Guillaume II, ?-1297
Simon, fl. 1306
Laurent, ca. 1336-aft. 1348
Jean II David, fl. 1368
Jean III Coldoé, ca. 1380-1396
Jean IV Berelle, ?-1400
Jean V, ?-1406
Adam, fl. 1438
Jean VI La Vache, 1438-aft. 1447
Mathieu Roussel, ?-1463
Jean VII Richard, bef. 1487-1501
André Richard, ?-1504
Jean VIII du Saussay, 1504-1521
Jean IX du Saussay, 1521-1533
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Dammarie-lès-Lys, Archives départementales de Seine-et-Marne
E 886 (Charter, 1487)
H 136-138
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1756 (992, vol. 9), 29-46
E 886 (Charter, 1487)
H 136-138
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1756 (992, vol. 9), 29-46
Reference
Bibliography
Besoul, Louis-Adolphe. Recherches historiques sur la commune de Favières-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, ses antiquités, ses seigneuries, ses fiefs, l’abbaye d’Hermières et le prieuré de Saint-Ouen, etc., et quelques aperçus sous Tournan. Melun: A. Drosne, 1886.
Plouvier, Martine. “Notre-Dame et Saint-Nicolas d’Hermières.” In Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques, 24:106–8. Paris: Letouzey et Ané, 1993.
Image Credit
The abbey of Hermières, detail from Antonio Zatta, "Li Contorni de Parigi" (1776). David Rumsey Map Collection.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Hermières,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/363.
Geolocation
Item Relations
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