Troarn Abbey
Between the Norman conquest of England and 1086 it was granted Horsley Priory in Gloucestershire as a satellite of its own; this was held until 1260, when it was exchanged with Bruton Priory in Somerset for lands in Normandy. Around 1100, the abbey received additional estates by charter from William of Evreux and his wife, Helvise of Nevers. Troarn became the second most important abbey in the Diocese of Bayeux after the Abbey of Saint-Étienne in Caen. It housed forty monks by the 13th century, who played a major part in reclaiming the Dives marshes and developing the pastures of the Auge valley and the vines in the countryside around Caen. It was sold by the French Revolutionary government in 1792 and the church and cloister were demolished. It was classed as a historic monument on 30 April 1921.
Burials
References
- ^ (in French) R.N. Sauvage, L'abbaye de Troarn.
- ^ Base Mérimée: PA00111767, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)