Abbaye de Jumièges

Jumièges

Founded in 654 by Saint Philibert, one of the oldest and most important Benedictine abbeys in the West. Its Notre-Dame abbey church was consecrated in 1067 in the presence of William the Conqueror, less than a year after the conquest of England. Turned into a stone quarry after the Revolution, its partial destruction has earned it, since the 19th century, the nickname "the most beautiful ruin in France," immortalized by Victor Hugo. The heart of Agnès Sorel, favourite of Charles VII, who died at the neighbouring manor, was buried here in 1450. The legend of the "Énervés de Jumièges" tells that two rebellious sons of King Clovis II were punished by having the sinews of their legs severed, before being taken in as monks by Saint Philibert, founder of the abbey.

Getting there : Paid entry

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