Abenon

Title

Abenon

Also Known As

Abelon, Aberno, Abesnon, Abnon, Arbernon, Aubenon, Sancti Bartholomei de Abenon

Dates

Founded ca. 1302; dissolved late 18th c.

Dedication

Bartholomew

Affiliation

Isle-Dieu

Medieval Diocese

Lisieux

History

This priory of Isle-Dieu was in existence by 1302, and was a possession of that abbey until the 18th century.

Status

Priory

Archival Sources

Évreux, Archives départementales de l'Eure

H 354

Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France

MS lat. 11054. (Cartulary, 15th c.)

Bibliography

Calendini, Paul. “Abenon, Saint-Barthélemy d’.” In Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. 1, edited by Alfred Baudrillart, Albert Vogt, and Urbain Rouziès, col. 103. Paris: Letouzey et Ané, 1912. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6562709t/f72.item.texteImage.

Image Credit

Abenon, as shown in Jean Le Clerc and Gabriel Michel de La Rochemaillet, "Description du Pays de Normandie" (1632).

Last Updated

Oct. 2026

Files

Collection

Northern Normandy

Citation

“Abenon,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/50.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Isle-Dieu