Auxerre (Notre-Dame)
Title
Auxerre (Notre-Dame)
Also Known As
Notre-Dame la Ronde, Notre-Dame la Rotunda, Notre-Dame-La-D'Hors
Dates
Founded 7th c.; Premonstratensian from 12th c.; dissolved 1790s
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The monastery of Notre-Dame-La-D'hors d'Auxerre was founded in the 7th century. Its name derived from its location being originally outside of the city walls. It became a noted pilgrimage site thanks to its possession of relics associated with St Vigilius.
Notre-Dame-La-D'hors joined the Premonstratensian Order ca. 1140-ca. 1170, as a dependent house of the nearby abbey of Saint-Marien d'Auxerre. It frequently was a site of refuge for the brothers of Saint-Marien during war time.
Notre-Dame-La-D'hors was suppressed at the Revolution. In the later 19th century, its site was cleared to make way for a court house, and none of the monastic complex now remains.
Notre-Dame-La-D'hors joined the Premonstratensian Order ca. 1140-ca. 1170, as a dependent house of the nearby abbey of Saint-Marien d'Auxerre. It frequently was a site of refuge for the brothers of Saint-Marien during war time.
Notre-Dame-La-D'hors was suppressed at the Revolution. In the later 19th century, its site was cleared to make way for a court house, and none of the monastic complex now remains.
Status
Priory
Archival Sources
Auxerre, Archives départementales de l'Yonne
G 2390-2393 (1390-1788)
2 O 358
G 2390-2393 (1390-1788)
2 O 358
Reference
Bibliography
David, Gaston. “La villa Saint-Martin d’Auxerre - dernier refuge du silence et de la méditation va bientôt disparaître avec ses mille ans d’histoire.” L’Echo d’Auxerre, no. 53, 1964. http://echo.auxerre.free.fr/dossier_telechargement/Promenade_Helene_et_histoire.pdf.
———. “La villa Saint-Martin d’Auxerre - dernier refuge du silence et de la méditation va bientôt disparaître avec ses mille ans d’histoire.” L’Echo d’Auxerre, no. 101, 1972. http://echo.auxerre.free.fr/dossier_telechargement/Promenade_Helene_et_histoire.pdf.
Image Credit
View of "Nostre Dame là de-hors" from François de Belleforest, "Portraict ou Plan de la Ville d'Auxerre" (1575).
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Auxerre (Notre-Dame),” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/797.
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