Discovery of the remains of this former 12th century abbey

Name: Discovery of the remains of this former 12th century abbey
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Mureau

Observe the ruins of the abbey and soak up its history.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

©Jean-Pierre Aubertin

Observe the ruins of the abbey and soak up its history.

The association «Pargny Vie et Patrimoine» offers you the discovery of archaeological research carried out on the site of the former abbey of Mureau in Pargny-sous-Mureau, on the remains of the gate and on the site of the old church.
In addition, you will be able to observe the last works to save the remains made in July 2022.
On site**:** Fast food for a fee

About the location

Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Mureau

7 chemin de Mureau, 88350 Pargny-sous-Mureau

Vosges
Grand Est

Located on the borders of the Duchy of Lorraine and the County of Champagne, the Abbey of Saint-Marie de Mureau was founded around 1147 by some canons from the Abbey of Sepfontaines and depended on the order of Prémontrés. It regularly suffered numerous and ceaseless degradation, especially during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) and the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). In 1646, the abbey was restored (reconstruction of the cloister, houses, the church, etc.).
Radiant from its creation, the abbey, at the end of the sixteenth century, becomes one of the richest of the greater region, but also one of the most influential. It owns properties in about 100 localities (buildings on Rue Serpenoise in Metz, an iron mine in Chaligny, a salt mine in Marsal, vineyards in Toulois, etc.). The religious created and developed metallurgy in the valley of Mureau and Saônelle. It also housed a rich library of more than 4,600 volumes (now in the Neufchâteau library). In 1791, the abbey was sold and destroy