Discover the priory, the church and its park

Name: Discover the priory, the church and its park
Start: 2022-09-16T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Le Prieuré d'Aureil

A guide will take you to discover the priory and the church. You can freely visit the exterior.

16 - 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free. Reservation required. Limited number of places. Friday is reserved for the inhabitants of the municipality of Aureil.

Registration

contact@mairie-aureil.fr

©MairieDAureil

A guide will take you to discover the priory and the church. You can freely visit the exterior.

On the program...
On Fridays
17h00: Guided tour of the priory and the church reserved for the inhabitants of the commune
6.30 pm: Free access from the outside
On Saturdays
9h30 to 11h: Guided tour of the priory and the church
11am: Free access from outside
14h30: Guided tour of the priory and the church
16.00: Free access from outside
17h00: Guided tour of the priory and the church
6.30 pm: Free access from the outside
On Sundays
9h30 to 11h: Guided tour of the priory and the church
11am: Free access from outside
14h30: Guided tour of the priory and the church
16.00: Free access from outside
17h00: Guided tour of the priory and the church
6.30 pm: Free access from the outside

About the location

Le Prieuré d'Aureil

49 rue des écoles, 87220 Aureil

Haute-Vienne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

In 1060, at the beginning of the reign of Philippe I, under the administration of Galéran I, count of Meulan, was born at Meulan in one of the oldest families in the country, the Mauvoisin, a child named Gaucher… (“Her birth was preceded by several revelations which made her mother perceive that the child she bore in her womb would be a great servant of God”).
He was raised as a nurse in the hamlet of Chartre, at that time dependent on the village of Juziers. As soon as he was old enough to study, his parents made him take lessons in French, Latin, and Gregorian chants with the rector of Gargenville. At the age of 18 Gaucher, accompanied by his faithful friend Germond, left Meulan and his father’s house. They both lived alone for three years in Chavagnac (in the Limousin). Despite Gaucher’s desire to remain unknown, his reputation for piety attracted visitors and as some wanted to become his disciples, he considered building a monastery.
Legend has it that, not having the permission to