Gros-Tison
Title
Gros-Tison
Also Known As
Grotison
Dates
Founded ca. 1150; Benedictine from 1174
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
In ca. 1150, Anseau de Pas and other vassals of the counts of Saint-Pol gave their rights over the land at Gros-Tison to the Premonstratensian abbey of Veurne. The abbot of Veurne constructed a priory there.
In 1174, Veurne sold the priory to the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Pierre d'Hasnon.
In 1174, Veurne sold the priory to the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Pierre d'Hasnon.
Status
Priory
Bibliography
Dubois, Raymond. “Prieuré de Lucheux, prévôté du Gros-Tison, cartulaire factice.” Mémoires de la Société des Antiquaires de Picardie 47 (1938): 111–515. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5729876x/f133.item.
Image Credit
Gros-Tison as shown on the Cassini map of France, ca. 1750. David Rumsey Map Collection.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Gros-Tison,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/770.