![]() 17th-century engraving of the abbey (Monasticon Gallicanum) | |
Monastery information | |
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Full name | Abbey of Saint Évroult in Ouche |
Other names | Abbey of Saint-Évroult Abbaye de Saint-Évroult-en-Ouche Abbaye de Saint-Evroul-en-Ouche Sanctus Ebrulfus |
Order | Benedictine |
Denomination | Catholic |
Established | 567 1050 (restored) |
Disestablished | 21 September 1789 |
Dedicated to | Saint Peter, Évroult |
Diocese | Lisieux (until 1792) Séez |
People | |
Founder(s) | Évroult William Giroie and Robert and Hugh de Grandmesnil (restoration) |
Architecture | |
Status | Closed |
Functional status | Abbey |
Style | Gothic |
Site | |
Location | Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, Orne, ![]() |
Country | ![]() |
Coordinates | 48°47′26″N 0°27′50″E / 48.79056°N 0.46389°E |
Visible remains | Ruins, some intact buildings |
Public access | No |
Official name | Ancienne abbaye |
Type | Classé |
Designated | 17 January 1967 |
Reference no. | PA00110920 |
Abbey Church of Our Lady and Saints Peter and Évroult | |
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French: Abbitale de Notre-Dame et saints Pierre et Évroult | |
Ruins of the Abbey Church of Saint-Évroult | |
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Denomination | Catholic |
History | |
Status | Abbey church |
Dedication | Virgin Mary, Saint Peter, Évroult |
Dedicated | 13 November 1099 |
Architecture | |
Years built | c. 1050–1099 1231–1284 (rebuilding) 1332 (tower) |
Specifications | |
Length | 97 m (318 ft 3 in) |
Nave width | 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
Width across transepts | 36 m (118 ft 1 in) |
Nave height | 25 m (82 ft 0 in) |
Number of towers | 3 |
Tower height | 33 m (108 ft 3 in) |
Materials | Stone |
Ouche Abbey or the Abbey of Saint-Evroul (French: Abbaye de Saint-Évroult; Medieval Latin: Sanctus Ebrulphus Uticensis[1]) is a former Benedictine abbey in Normandy, located in the present commune of Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, Orne, Normandy. It has been classified as a Monument historique since 1967 and is designated "classé".[2][3]