Abbey of Saint-Evroul

Ouche Abbey

French: Abbaye d'Ouche French: Abbaye de Saint-Évroult Medieval Latin: Sanctus Ebrulphus Uticensis
17th-century engraving of the abbey (Monasticon Gallicanum)
Monastery information
Full name	Abbey of Saint Évroult in Ouche
Other names	Abbey of Saint-Évroult Abbaye de Saint-Évroult-en-Ouche Abbaye de Saint-Evroul-en-Ouche Sanctus Ebrulfus
Order	Benedictine
Denomination	Catholic
Established	567 1050 (restored)
Disestablished	21 September 1789
Dedicated to	Saint Peter, Évroult
Diocese	Lisieux (until 1792) Séez
People
Founder(s)	Évroult William Giroie [fr] and Robert and Hugh de Grandmesnil (restoration)
Architecture
Status	Closed
Functional status	Abbey
Style	Gothic
Site
Location	Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, Orne,  Normandy
Country	France
Coordinates	48°47′26″N 0°27′50″E / 48.79056°N 0.46389°E / 48.79056; 0.46389
Visible remains	Ruins, some intact buildings
Public access	No
Monument historique
Official name	Ancienne abbaye
Type	Classé
Designated	17 January 1967
Reference no.	PA00110920

Abbey Church of Our Lady and Saints Peter and Évroult
French: Abbitale de Notre-Dame et saints Pierre et Évroult
Ruins of the Abbey Church of Saint-Évroult
Denomination	Catholic
History
Status	Abbey church
Dedication	Virgin Mary, Saint Peter, Évroult
Dedicated	13 November 1099
Architecture
Years built	c. 1050–1099 1231–1284 (rebuilding) 1332 (tower)
Specifications
Length	97 m (318 ft 3 in)
Nave width	24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Width across transepts	36 m (118 ft 1 in)
Nave height	25 m (82 ft 0 in)
Number of towers	3
Tower height	33 m (108 ft 3 in)
Materials	Stone

Ouche Abbey or the Abbey of Saint-Evroul (French: Abbaye de Saint-Évroult; Medieval Latin: Sanctus Ebrulphus Uticensis^[1]) is a former Benedictine abbey in Normandy, located in the present commune of Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, Orne, Normandy. It has been classified as a Monument historique since 1967 and is designated "classé".^[2][3]