Senones Abbey

[1] In 661, Childeric II, king of Austrasia, donated the Val de Senones to Gondelbert,[2] who dedicated the church to Notre Dame.

In the 16th century however the conflicts became so severe that to resolve them required the intervention of Emperor Maximilian II and Popes Pius V and Gregory XIII; the resolution was not to the advantage of the abbey, which found itself from then on significantly weakened in relation to the claims of the Salms.

In the 12th century the abbey premises were rebuilt by abbot Anthony of Pavia, and included a round church, now vanished.

[4] Dom Antoine Calmet, famed for his extensive commentaries on the Bible, and author of other works including a history of Lorraine, was elected abbot in 1729.

On 2 March 1793 the Principality of Salm was incorporated into the newly formed department of Vosges and at that time the abbey was dissolved.