Favières
Title
Favières
Also Known As
Fabariae, Favaeriae, Favières-en-Brie
Dates
Founded 9th c.?; Premonstratensian from 12th c.?; dissolved 18th c.
Dedication
Martin
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The first church on the site was built in the 9th century and was dependent on the abbey of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. It was likely a possession of the Premonstratensian abbey of Hermières from the second half of the 12th century. Much of the church was reconstructed in the 17th century.
Status
Priory
Reference
Bibliography
Besoul, Louis-Adolphe. Recherches historiques sur la commune de Favières-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, ses antiquités, ses seigneuries, ses fiefs, l’abbaye d’Hermières et le prieuré de Saint-Ouen, etc., et quelques aperçus sous Tournan. Melun: A. Drosne, 1886.
Image Credit
Exterior of the church of Saint-Martin de Favières, 2012. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Favières,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/469.