Bois-des-Dames

Title

Bois-des-Dames

Also Known As

Belval-Bois-les-Dames

Dates

Founded ca. 1137; dissolved 13th c.?

Affiliation

Belval

Medieval Diocese

Reims

Circary

Lorraine

History

The sisters associated with the abbey of Belval lived here from ca. 1137. It is not known when the community was dissolved, but it may have been ca. 1200. Backmund suggested that it was merged with another Premonstratensian women's community at Crécy.

Status

Women's community

Image Credit

"Bois-les-Dames" as shown on the Cassini Map, 18th century.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Lorraine

Citation

“Bois-des-Dames,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/750.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Belval