Braine, Notre-Dame [Saint-Yved]
BRAINE

Building Data for Braine, Notre-Dame [Saint-Yved]

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  • Type: Abbey
  • Affiliation: Premontre
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  • Region: Picardie
  • Department: Aisne
  • Coords: 49.339, 3.5353
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  • Surveyed: 1972-74, 1977, 1980-83, 2003, 2015

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Documents for Braine, Notre-Dame [Saint-Yved]

1177, February 15



In papal bull first mention of the site of the church

LOCUM IPSUM, IN QUO PREFATA ECCLESIA SITA EST, CUM OMNIBUS PERTINENTIIS SUIS; CAPELLANIAM DOMINI BRANE;...

This place, in which the aforementioned church is located, with all that pertains to it; the chaplain of the lord at Braine;...

Source: Guyotjeannin, Olivier, ed., Le Chartrier de l'Abbaye Prémontré de Saint-Yved de Braine, Paris, 2000: No. 5, pp. 143-144. Cartulary in the Paris Archives Nationales, LL 1583.

As there is no archaeological evidence for an earlier church on this site, foundations would have been laid about this time. The bull suggests that up to then the canons had used the chapel in the castle. See Caviness, "St.Yved of Braine…", pp. 524-548.

1189



Large gift for commemorative masses for the bishop of Reims, Henri who had died in 1175.

UNIVERSUS NOTUM FACIO QUOD ASSENSU AGNETIS UXONIS MEE NICHOLAI FILII NOSTRI...ECCLESIE BEATE MARIA SANCTI EVODII DE BRANA VENDIDI ET CONTULI IN ELEMOSINAM.

Let it be known that I confirm that Agnes, wife of Nicholas our brother...gives to the church of Saint-Yved of Braine that which I have sold and collected in alms.

Source: Guyotjeannin, Olivier, ed., Le Chartrier de l'Abbaye Prémontré de Saint-Yved de Braine, Paris, 2000: No. 115, pp. 254-255. Cartulary in the Paris Archives Nationales, LL 1583 no. 115, 145-46. Published in Hugo, Annales, col. cccxxv.

1206



Gift from Nicholas of Bazoches.

...DEDERUNT ECCLESIE BEATE MARIE SANCTI [CB] EVODII BRANE TERRAM QUE SITA EST ULTRA VILLA IN QUE DICITUR FAVEROSLOS.

...dedicates to the church of [Our Lady] Saint Yved of Braine land which is located beyond the villa called Faverolles.

Source: Guyotjeannin, Olivier, ed., Le Chartrier de l'Abbaye Prémontré de Saint-Yved de Braine, Paris, 2000: No. 85, pg. 228. Cartulary in the Paris Archives Nationales, LL 1583, no 85, 115.

1206



Gift from Nicholas of Bazoches.

...DEDERUNT ECCLESIE BEATE MARIE SANCTI [CB] EVODII BRANE TERRAM QUE SITA EST ULTRA VILLA IN QUE DICITUR FAVEROSLOS.

...dedicates to the church of [Our Lady] Saint Yved of Braine land which is located beyond the villa called Faverolles.

Source: Arch. Nat., LL 1583, No. 85. Also Guyotjeannin, 2000, 228.

1208, April



Money for bell rope.

No. 4: ...AD FACIENDAS CORDAS CAMPANARUM ET AD ALTERUM USUM ECCLESIE NOSTRE... No. 5: ...AD FACIENDAS CORDAS CAMPANARUM ET AD ALIOS USUS ECCLESIE.

...to fashion bell ropes and for other uses of our church...

Source: Archives Nationales, Paris, L1003, no 4. Confirmed in L 1003, no 5.

Caviness, "St Yved of Braine…", pg. 539, suggests, on the argument that the bells had to be placed in the western upper stories, that this indicates the church was essentially complete at this time.

1216, 31 August



Dedication.

ECCLESIAM MAGNIFICE CONSTRUXIT, QUAE CONSECRATA EST ANNO 1216 AB ARCHEPISCOPO REMENSI ET EPISCOPO SUESSIONENSI.

...a grand church was built, which was consecrated in 1216 by the archbishop of Reims and the bishop of Soissons.

Source: Gallia Christiana, Paris, 1751, ix, col. 489.

This is in the commentary of the GC 1751, not the Instrumenta. Caviness, "St. Yved of Braine…", pp. 535-536, has reservations on the relevance of this date.