Blois, Saint-Laumer
BLOIS

Building Data for Blois, Saint-Laumer

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  • Type: Abbey
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  • Region: Centre
  • Department: Loir-et-Cher
  • Coords: 47.584, 1.3311
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  • Surveyed: 1972-74, 1980-83

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Documents for Blois, Saint-Laumer

1138



Founded 25 April by Count Thibault IV.

...QUO SCILICET DIE CELEBRATUR FESTUM SANCTI MARCI EVANGELISTAE, CERTA EST FUNDARI ECCLESIA SANCTI LAUNOMARI BLESIS COMITE THEOBALDO TOCIUM FRANCIE REGNUM POST REGEM ORDINANTE, ET COMMUNI TOCIUS ECCLESIAE UTILITATI FELICIT...

...which of course the same day that the feast of Saint Mark the evangelist was celebrated, it was determined by a royal ordinance of the king of all of France that the blessed Count Theobald would found the church of Saint Laumer, and the entire community happily used the church...

Source: BN, MS Latin 7297, fol. 102v.

1186



Translation of relics 25 May.

...UT CORPORUM SANCTORUM BEATI LAUNOMARI ET ALIORUM IBIDEM QUIESCENTIUM DE VETERI IN NOVAM TRANSFERREMUS ECCLESIAM...

...the bodies of Saint Laumer and others in the same place of rest were transferred from the old to the new church...

Source: Archives de Loire-et-Cher, H 128, fol. 52.

1210/18



Completion of nave.

...mis fin a leur église et bastiments.

...brought to completion their church and buildings.

Source: Mars, 1646, 166.

From an oral tradition.