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and burned. Before the fire, the library contained 1,687 manuscripts, including 500 from before 1500. Of these, 138 were from the library of Saint-Père. Lost was MS. 65, which contained a catalogue of the books in the library of Saint-Père in the eleventh century. At that time, it had 94 books, an
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Benjamin Edme Charles Guérard. In 2014, the Archaeological Society of Eure-et-Loir published 400 excerpts from the cartulary in French translation and richly illustrated.
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The earliest document pertaining to Saint-Père-en-Vallée is the record of grants made to several clergy in 646 by Queen
Balthild and a certain nobleman named Hilary.
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Adolphe Lecocq, "Dissertation historique et archéologique sur la question: Où est l'emplacement du tombeau de
Fulbert, évêque de Chartres au XI siècle,
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192:("Old Hagano"), was compiled by a monk named Paul, who was the treasurer of the abbey in the late eleventh century. The second section, the
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He was forced out by the monks, then recalled by them in 1075. He was forced out a second time in 1078 and died in the priory at
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buildings were rebuilt, but by 1789 there only eight monks living in them and the abbey's revenues had dwindled to 23,000
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and abandoned the abbey in 1571. He married
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Saint-Père-en-Vallée is so named because it occupied the low ground outside the walls of
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In the 840s, the monks of Saint-Père-en-Vallée got into a conflict with the bishop of
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of the abbey is preserved. It was composed in three stages. The oldest section, called the
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exceptionally high number for the period. Among the other lost works was MS. 24, the
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The 11th-century mill as it appears today. Its original works are intact.
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He was a nephew of his predecessor through his mother. He converted to
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Many manuscripts originally from Saint-Père were lost in 1944 during
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Sketch of the 18th-century plaque marking the tomb of Archbishop
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in 1650. It was closed with all other monasteries during the
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William II (Guillaume Desjardins), died 14 or 24 August 1394
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towards 820. It had been kept in Saint-Père for centuries.
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Philippe Hurault de Cheverny (Philip IV), resigned 1625
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John II (Jean Jourdain), resigned 1464, died 14 May 1465
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Charles de Hémard de Denonville, died 23 August 1540
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Christian monasteries established in the 7th century
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Mémoires de la Société archéologique d'Eure-et-Loir
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Stephen II (Étienne le Baillif), died 26 April 1416
446:Philip II (Philippe de La Chapelle), resigned 1491
575:Raymond Bérenger de Lorraine-Harcourt, died 1686
158:At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the
499:Jean Helvys or Héluye (John IV), resigned 1582
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175:The church, Saint-Pierre, as it appears today
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443:John III (Jean Pinart), died 13 January 1480
638:"Précis historique de Saint-Père-en-Vallée"
437:Peter II (Pierre Chouart), died 5 July 1429
609:Louis-François Lopis de La Fare, died 1762
320:Arnulf (Arnoul), died 8 March 1031 or 1033
280:He was placed at the head of the abbey by
155:. In 1650, the abbey joined the Maurists.
544:Henri Hurault de Cheverny, resigned 1625
349:Udo or Odo (Eudes), died16 September 1150
120:in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
60:, continues to serve as a parish church.
418:Philip I (Philippe de Cereis), died 1329
346:William I, died 22 December 1129 or 1130
225:, which he wrote and illustrated in the
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40:in the seventh century, it adopted the
468:François de Brilhac, died 4 April 1540
20:Bird's-eye view of the abbey from 1696
606:Louis II de Thésut, died October 1730
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651:Collection des cartulaires de France
636:, vol. 5 (1872), 303–91, contains a
555:He was a brother of his predecessor.
612:Joseph-Alphonse de Véri, until 1781
547:He was a nephew of his predecessor.
367:Stephen I, died 22 or 26 April 1193
341:He resigned and died on 2 May 1102.
421:Nicolas de Brou, died 17 July 1341
386:Barthélemy Filesac, resigned 1293
370:Ernald (Ernaud), died 25 July 1198
323:Landry, died 14 March 1067 or 1069
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415:John I (Jean de Mante), died 1310
227:basilica of Saint Martin at Tours
516:who was killed in the attack on
362:and later wrote a history of it.
84:abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre
616:No abbot was named after 1781.
487:Pierre de Brisay, deposed 1571
304:Magenard, 1002 – 29 March 1022
270:abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
97:. In 930, a friendlier bishop,
58:Église Saint-Pierre de Chartres
712:7th-century churches in France
313:abbey of Saint-Pierre de Lagny
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561:Louis I Barbier de La Rivière
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526:Philippe Hurault de Cheverny
409:Vincent Gastelier, 1296–1299
355:(Foucher), died 17 May 1171
36:in France. Founded by Queen
599:Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
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46:Congregation of Saint-Maur
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412:Hervé, died 21 March 1306
401:He died 3 September 1309.
373:Guy I, died 8 August 1231
379:Guy II, called Redneck (
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198:Saint-Crépin de Soissons
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376:Gilon, died 18 May 1254
358:He participated in the
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309:Theobald II of Blois
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338:Eustace, 1079–1101
54:historical monument
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578:He was the son of
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510:Chevalier d'Aumale
406:Michael, died 1295
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518:Saint-Denis
266:archiclavus
180:Manuscripts
696:Categories
666:48°26′37″N
620:References
463:from 1514.
160:conventual
669:1°29′34″E
381:Cou-Rouge
331:Brezolles
277:Arembert
262:presbiter
256:He was a
186:cartulary
153:Coutances
103:Ragenfred
30:monastery
539:in 1599.
480:cardinal
133:Chartres
129:curacies
125:priories
38:Balthild
34:Chartres
649:In the
353:Fulcher
294:Wulfard
282:Harduin
137:Orléans
127:and 80
88:Vikings
71:History
478:and a
249:only.
233:Abbots
165:livres
141:Évreux
99:Hagano
28:was a
258:canon
145:Rouen
114:bourg
95:Rollo
80:Elias
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