Renissart
Title
Renissart
Also Known As
Raineri sartum, Reinersart, Reiniersart, Reinirsart, Reinirsartum, Reniersart, Renirsars, Renirsart, Renisart, Renissart, Reyniersart, Reynirsart, Reynisart
Dates
Founded by 1147; suppressed 1796
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The priory of Renissart was likely founded in the mid-12th century, as a dependent house on the Premonstratensian abbey of Ninove. In the later 12th and 13th centuries, Ninove continued to acquire lands in the area.
The surviving buildings at Renissart date to the 17th century. The community was suppressed at the Revolution.
The surviving buildings at Renissart date to the 17th century. The community was suppressed at the Revolution.
Heads of Community
Priors
Gilles de Houstat, fl. 1278/79
Gilles de Houstat, fl. 1278/79
Status
Priory
Reference
Bibliography
Berlière, Ursmer. “La prévoté de Renissart à Arquennes.” Annales du Cercle archéologique de Mons 28 (1898): 26. http://mdmemoireseneffe.blogspot.com/2012/01/la-prevote-de-renissart-arquennes.html.
Devillers, Léopold. “Notes sur le prieuré de Renissart.” Bulletin du Cercle archéologique de Mons, Third Series, 1867, 326–28.
Image Credit
The Ferme du Prieuré de Renissart, 2012. Wikimedia.
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Files
Collection
Citation
“Renissart,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/715.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Ninove |