Discover the priory, the church and its park of the famous hermit Gaucher

Name: Discover the priory, the church and its park of the famous hermit Gaucher
Start: 2023-09-16T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Le Prieuré d'Aureil

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

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

Free. On reservation. Limited number of places. (meals on reservation organized by the holiday committee)

Registration

contact@mairie-aureil.fr

©MairieDAureil

A guide will take you to discover the priory and the church. You can freely visit the outdoors.
On the agenda...
Saturday:
10h00: Guided visit of the priory and the church.
11h30: Free access from outside. 12h00: Meals on site on reservation menu at 10 € 14h30: Guided tour of the priory and the church.
16h00: Free access from outside.
pm: Guided visit of the priory and the church.
17h30: Free access from outside.
Sunday:
10h00: Guided visit of the priory and the church.
11h30: Free access from outside. 12h00: Meals on site on reservation menu at 10 € 14h30: Guided tour of the priory and the church.
16h00: Free access from outside. 16h30: Guided tour of the priory and the church.
17h30: Free access from 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