Murten

Title

Murten

Also Known As

Morat

Dates

Founded 1239; dissolved 1530

Dedication

Catherine

Affiliation

Fontaine-André

Medieval Diocese

Lausanne

Circary

Burgundy

History

A hospital dependent on Fontaine-André, centered on a chapel dedicated to St Catherine. Following the Battle of Murten in 1476, the monastic complex was demolished and rebuilt inside the city walls. Today the site is occupied by a French-speaking Protestant parish church.

Heads of Community

Priors

Ulrich, fl. 1278
Gérard, fl. 1278
Jean, 1302-1305
Lambert de Lonay, 1337-1352
Guillaume Cassolaz, 1358-1378
Henri Chalagrin, fl. 1380s
Nichod de Giez, 1388-1397
Pierre Pallesioux, fl. 1408
Jean Comel, fl. 1408
Guillaume II Duflon, 1416-1418
Jean II d'Outrejoux, 1419-1429
Jean III d'Arens, 1431-1452
François Bourquier, 1453-1458
Pierre Paris, 1459-1466
Jean IV Rey, 1466-1471
Pierre III Rollier (or de Cerlier), 1476-1496
Jean V Barbuz, 1501-1515
Louis Colomb, 1516-1530
Jacques des Frères, 1518-1523
Laurent Forat, 1523-1527

Status

Priory, hospital

Bibliography

Hausmann, Germain. “Rectorat de Ste-Catherine de Morat.” In Die Prämonstratenser und Prämonstratenserinnen in der Schweiz, edited by Brigitte Degler-Spengler, Urs Amacher, and Bernard Andenmatten, 3:349–51. Helvetia Sacra 4. Basel: Helbing und Lichtenhahn, 2002. https://www.helvetiasacra.ch/de/book/IV_3?page=349.

Image Credit

The church in Murten, 2009. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

Burgundy

Citation

“Murten,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/728.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Fontaine-André