Manoir de l'Aumônerie

Discover this historic site through : - Saint-Gorgon Chapel - The wells - The kennel - The Longère - The Pressoir - Le Fournil - The Charretterie - The medieval garden The construction of the Manoir de l'Aumônerie takes us back over 800 years. Did the Templars really build the Manoir de l'Aumônerie? That's the question we're currently trying to answer by delving into every possible document and archive. Research in progress? to be continued! In fact, the Knights Templar built the Manor around 1214. Having become very wealthy, they built estates to protect the roads and to welcome travelers, Crusaders and pilgrims. The dissolution of the Order at the Council of Vienna and the death of Grand Master Jacques de Molay, burned at the stake in 1314, led to the demise of the Order of the Temple. All Templar assets were then devolved. In the 15th century, the farm and clearing came under the control of Saint-Georges Abbey, in Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville. This Benedictine abbey was founded in 1112 with the support of the powerful de Tancarville family. The Benedictine monks turned it into the Abbey?s Chaplaincy. They installed farmers in the manor, while also receiving guests of the monks. The 16th century saw the construction of Le Pressoir, La Longère, Le Chenil and Le Four à Pain, as well as a chapel dedicated to Saint-Gorgon, a Roman martyr. During the French Revolution, the property was confiscated from the monks and bought by private individuals. In the 19th century, the creamery and barn were built. The estate changed hands several times over the course of the twentieth century, and in the 1960s the land was gradually sold off as building plots. In 1970, Michel and Josette Ratier bought the property from the descendants of the last farmers and had it listed as a Monument Historique. In 2018, Erwan and Sophie-Isabelle de Saint-Seine took over the restoration of the Manoir de l'Aumônerie.