Abbey of Val des Écoliers, Verbiesles

They followed the Rule of Saint Augustine and their statutes were inspired by those of the Abbey of Saint-Victor, Paris.

In 1219, with the approval of Pope Honorius III, it became the mother house of a new Augustinian order, the Écoliers du Christ [fr].

[1] In 1234, under Prior Manasses, the monastery was moved 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) down the valley to land donated by Bishop Robert de Thorotte.

[3] In 1469, Pope Paul II granted it exemption from the authority of the bishop of Langres.

[1] Known as the Château du Val des Écoliers, it was given by Charles Bourlon de Rouvre [fr] to John Joseph Pershing for use as his headquarters during World War I.