Blesle
Community ID:
1610
Town:
Blesle
Diocese:
St-Flour
Region:
6C
Corporate Status:
Abbey
Date Founded:
885 (circa)
Foundation Information:
Founded by Ermengarde, countess of Auvergne, who was wife of Count Bernard II of Poiters and the mother of Duke William the Pious of Aquitaine, founder of Cluny.
Secondary Sources:
Abbayes et prieurés de l'ancienne France: recueil historique des archevêchés, évêchés, abbayes et prieurés de France, vol. 5, p. 270; Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. 9, pp. 111-189; Gallia christiana, vol. 2, p. 449
Contributors:
Bruce L. Venarde
Date Started:
885
Length:
285
