medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Ms B M Cook wrote:
> John said:
>> It was an ancient church, but in secular hands at the beginning of
>> the 12th century. The lay owners transferred it to the Cluniac
>> Abbey of Longpont in 1120, and they established the priory.
>
> John, Can you easily tell me WHO the Lay owners were ? Also do you
> know of any illustration of this candidate ? Or when it was
> demolished ? IIRC there is only one mediaeval church surviving on the
> Left Bank and that is the one with the Marc Chagal windows (OT) But I
> can't recall its dedication.
The lay owners are named as Etienne de Vitry and Hugues de Monteler, but
their church was replaced by the present (now somewhat fragmentary) one from
about 1165. Other medieval churches on the left bank are
St-Germain-des-Prés, St-Séverin and St-Étienne-du-Mont, but neither I nor
(more to the point) my Michelin Tourist Guide are aware of a Chagall
stained-glass window in Paris.
The chapel of St-Aignan still looks a better bet, if only because it seems
to have been actually in existence (just about) at the time of Abélard and
Héloïse.
John Briggs
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