Bourg-Saint-Léonard

Title

Bourg-Saint-Léonard

Dates

Founded 12th c.; Premonstratensian from 13th c.

Dedication

Giles

Affiliation

Silly-en-Gouffern

Medieval Diocese

Séez

History

This church was given to the abbey of Silly by Robert de Saint-Léonard, lord of Bourg, in the mid-12th century. The medieval church was demolished ca. 1768.

Heads of Community

Priors

Bertin Than, fl. 1599

Status

Priory

Bibliography

Chollet, A. “Le Bourg Saint-Léonard - Fougy.” Bulletin de la Société historique et archéologique de l’Orne 27 (1908): 583–605. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k54572629/f643.item.

Image Credit

"Le Bourg" as shown on the Cassini Map, 18th century.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Southern Normandy

Citation

“Bourg-Saint-Léonard,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/442.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Silly