l'Etanche-sur-Saulx
Community ID: 
 
1735
 
Town: 
 
Etanche
 
Diocese: 
 
Toul
 
Region: 
 
6K
 
Corporate Status: 
 
Abbey
 
Date Founded: 
 
1148
 
Religious Order: 
 
Cistercian
 
Foundation Information: 
 

Founded by Duke Matthew of Lorraine at the request of his widowed mother Adelaide, a nun of Tart who moved to Etanche after it was founded

 
Secondary Sources: 
 

Abbayes et prieurés de l'ancienne France: recueil historique des archevêchés, évêchés, abbayes et prieurés de France, vol. 15, p. 1107

 
Contributors: 
 
Bruce L. Venarde
 
Date Started: 
 
1148
 
Length: 
 
220