Jovilliers
Title
Jovilliers
Also Known As
Gauvilaria, Gauviler, Gauvillare, Gauvillaris, Gauvillers, Janvillier, Jauvillaris, Jouillé, Jovillaris
Dates
Founded 1142; dissolved 1790
Dedication
Paul, Peter
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Jovilliers was founded on land given to the Premonstratensian abbey of Riéval in 1131 by husband and wife Geoffrey de Joinville, seneschal of Champagne, and Félicité de Brienne. It was initially a double house; its sisters later moved to Nanteuil. It was always a small house, with 10 or fewer brothers.
Jovilliers was burned down twice in the 17th century, in 1652 and 1661. Its rebuilt church was consecrated in 1759. The abbey was suppressed in 1790. Today the site is used to host cultural events.
Jovilliers was burned down twice in the 17th century, in 1652 and 1661. Its rebuilt church was consecrated in 1759. The abbey was suppressed in 1790. Today the site is used to host cultural events.
Heads of Community
Abbots
Raymond, 1142-81
Jacques I, fl 1184
Bonardus, fl. 1190
Conon, 1191-1197
Gerard I, fl. 1204
Pierre I, 1211-17
Godefroid, fl 1220
Laurence, fl. 1224
Jacques II, 1278-80
Gerard II, fl. 1282
Gautier, fl. 1284
André, 1286-1307
Jean I de la Mache, 1313-32
Hugues I de Trouville, 1332-60
Hugues II de Lucy, fl. aft. 1360
Henri, fl. 1378
Martin de Chamouilley, 1389-1401
Étienne, 1406-16
Gerard III Vignon de Vaulz, 1458-87
Bernard du Pont, ca. 1503-ca. 1510
Pierre II Charpentier, 1510-26
Jean II Niguet, 1526-58
Raymond, 1142-81
Jacques I, fl 1184
Bonardus, fl. 1190
Conon, 1191-1197
Gerard I, fl. 1204
Pierre I, 1211-17
Godefroid, fl 1220
Laurence, fl. 1224
Jacques II, 1278-80
Gerard II, fl. 1282
Gautier, fl. 1284
André, 1286-1307
Jean I de la Mache, 1313-32
Hugues I de Trouville, 1332-60
Hugues II de Lucy, fl. aft. 1360
Henri, fl. 1378
Martin de Chamouilley, 1389-1401
Étienne, 1406-16
Gerard III Vignon de Vaulz, 1458-87
Bernard du Pont, ca. 1503-ca. 1510
Pierre II Charpentier, 1510-26
Jean II Niguet, 1526-58
Status
Abbey
Archival Sources
Bar-le-Duc, Archives départementales de la Meuse
28 H 1-2 (1468-1791)
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1769 (995, vol. 2), fol. 150r
MS 1775 (1000), fols. 372r-456r (Pierre Marin, "Histoire de l'abbaye de Jovillier", 1769)
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Coll. Lorraine 68, fol. 363-364
28 H 1-2 (1468-1791)
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 1769 (995, vol. 2), fol. 150r
MS 1775 (1000), fols. 372r-456r (Pierre Marin, "Histoire de l'abbaye de Jovillier", 1769)
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Coll. Lorraine 68, fol. 363-364
Reference
Bibliography
Robert, Edmond des. “Taque aux armes de Jean Niguet, abbé de Jovilliers (XVIe siècle).” Bulletin mensuel de la Société d’archéologie lorraine, Second Series, 18 (1923): 51–54, 109–22. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k2004345/f52.item.
Image Credit
The former church of the abbey of Jovilliers, 2005. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Jovilliers,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/369.