Blay

Title

Blay

Also Known As

Bladum

Dedication

Peter

Affiliation

Ardenne

Medieval Diocese

Bayeux

History

Blay was a priory of the Premonstratensian abbey of Ardenne from 1166. The current church building dates to the 13th century, and likely stands on the site of an earlier building.

Heads of Community

Priors

Jean Cousin, fl. 1457

Status

Priory

Archival Sources

Bayeux, Médiathèque municipale

MS 311 (18th c.)

Caen, Archives départementales du Calvados

H 174

H 190

H 191-H 193

Bibliography

Pays d’Accueil Touristique du Bessin. Saint-Pierre de Blay. Pamphlet. 2002. BH/BR/23049/26. AD Calvados.

Image Credit

Exterior of Saint Pierre de Blay, 2013. Wikimedia.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Southern Normandy

Citation

“Blay,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/435.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Ardenne