Almenêches Abbey

[3] It subsequently suffered another fire under Abbess Matilda, Emma's successor,[3] and a third one after 1308.

[2] In 1260, Archbishop Eudes Rigaud noted the refectory was not in use; the nuns ate in groups of twos and threes in private rooms.

[6] The nuns also failed to live a communal life, did not attend Matins or Compline, and allowed seculars to visit the nunnery.

[6] Eudes admits to finding the nunnery in disarray, explaining he did not have the time to fix every problem he encountered.

[7] Instead, Eudes ordered their bishop to instruct their abbess on the proper life for the nuns.