Athis

Title

Athis

Also Known As

Aatie, Athys, Atye, Saint-Contest, Sanctus Contestus de Asteia

Dates

Founded by early 13th century; dissolved 18th century

Dedication

Contentius

Affiliation

Ardenne

Medieval Diocese

Bayeux

History

A priory of the abbey of Ardennes, given to that abbey in the early 13th century by Gauthier d'Aigneux, lord of Saint-Contest.

Athis remained a possession of Ardennes until the Revolution, after which time it was largely demolished and the site passed into private hands. There is now a farm on the property.

Heads of Community

Curates

Guy le Chapelain, 1240-?
Henri de Tilly, 1299-?

Priors

Jean I Avice, fl. 1323
Raoul Pigache, fl. 1330
Jacques de Quéron, fl. 1443
Guillaume I Gabriel, fl. 1473
Guillaume II Mallepaine, fl. 1480
Jean II Paret, fl. 1483
Paris (or Porée), fl. 1505
Jean III Quesnel, 1512-1518
Guillaume III Perrelle, dit Lefauconnier, 1518-1527
Jean IV Bardel, 1527-1568

Status

Priory

Archival Sources

Caen, Archives du Calvados

83F/891

Manchester, University of Manchester Library

Charter, 1264. BMC 12/R. 48421.

Bibliography

Élie, Jules. Histoire de la paroisse de Saint-Contest depuis le XIIIe siècle jusqu’à nos jours. Caen, 1901. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k143976f.
Fierville, Charles. “Prieuré d’Athis.” Bulletin de la Société des antiquaires de Normandie 2 (1862): 567–68. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k200001r/f565.item.
Mey, Claude. Réflexions sommaires sur la charte de 1198. (Pour Charles Mollet contre les Prémontrés, au sujet de la cure de Saint-Contest d’Athis). Paris, 1742.

Image Credit

Athis as shown in the Cassini Map, ca. 1750. David Rumsey Historical Map Collection. 

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Southern Normandy

Citation

“Athis,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/428.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Ardenne