Le Repos
Title
Le Repos
Dates
Founded 12th c.?; dissolved 18th c.
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The priory of Le Repos was dependant on the Premonstratensian abbey of Silly from the 12th century, when it was given to the abbey by Foulques d'Aunou, lord of Repos. Its church, today the local parish church, dates from the 12th century, with some surviving wall paintings from the 13th century.
Status
Priory
Reference
Bibliography
Épaud, Frédéric. “Médavy (Orne), Église prieurale Notre-Dame du Repos.” In De la charpente romane à la charpente gothique en Normandie, 291–94. Caen: Publications du Centre de Recherches Archéologiques et historiques Médiévales, 2007.
Image Credit
Postcard showing the priory church, ca. 1910.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Le Repos,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/406.