⛪ L'abbaye Saint-Georges de Boscherville
Former Benedictine abbey in Normandy
📋 Fast Facts
- Founded circa 1113 in Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville, Seine-Maritime
- Benedictine monastery settled by monks from Abbey of Saint-Evroul
- Built on site of earlier secular canonry
- Romanesque architecture typical of Norman religious foundations
The Abbey of Saint-Georges stands in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville in the Normandy region of northern France. Established around 1113, the abbey represents a significant phase of monastic expansion during the High Middle Ages. It was founded on land previously occupied by a community of secular canons and subsequently populated by Benedictine monks transferred from the influential Abbey of Saint-Evroul, a major monastery in the region ...