Abbey of Our Lady in Orval

ABBEY OF OUR LADY IN ORVAL

Town/city:Orval, Belgium
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Order:Cistercian

Established:1132
Abolished:1793/1796
Re-established:1926

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Origin/meaning

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Arms of Abbots

From all abbots arms are known from armorials in the abbey library. However, for most of these abbots until the mid 14th century the origin of the arms is doubtful and may have been 17th century (?) attributions.

Constantinus (abbot of Orval) (1131-1145)
Thierry de Vitry (1145-1152)
Thierry de Verdun (1153-1166)
Adam de Longwy (1167-1177)
Étienne de Luxembourg (1178-1191)
Rémy de Longuyon (1192-1198)
Gérard de Rochefort (1200-1201)
Jean d'Étalle (1201-1203)
Gautier de Virton (1203-1209)
Bérenger (1210-1211)
Pierre de Liège (1212-1225)
Henri de Stenay (1225-1228)
Jean de Neufchâteau (1229-1242)
Jean de Laferté (1243-1257)
Henri de Bouillon (1258-1259)
Jean de Namur (1259-1260)
Guy de Chiny (1260-1282)
Adam (1272-1282)
Nicolas de Lupipont (1287-1299)
Nicoals de Trèves (1299-1311)
Jean de Huy (1311-1317)
Jacques de Mouzon (1317-1325)
Jean de Chiny (1325-1327)
Rober de Preney (1335-1342)
Nicolas (1343-1362)
Thierry d'Ansart (1365-1376)
Jean de Malberg (1377-1385)
Jacques de Baranzy (1385-1413/17)
Nicolas d'Arlon (1417-1423)
Jean de Prouvy (1423-1441)
Nicolas de Bayonville (1442-1453)
Jean de Rossignol (1453-1476)
Godefroid d'Arenberg (1476-1484)
Niclas de Villers (1488-1504)
Baudouin de Presseux (1504-1530)
Godefroid de Presseux (1530-1540)
Matthias Delvaulx (1540-1555)
Nicolas de Raison (1555-1563) (de facto)
Lambert de Waignée (1555-1563) (official)
Dominique Robin (1563-1570)
Lambert de Villers-devant-Orval (1578-1588)
Lambert de Hansimbourg (1588-1596)
Remacle Cerfay (1596-1605)
Bernard de Percin de Montgaillard (1605-1628)
Laurent Michaelis (1628-1638)
Henri de Meugen (1639-1668)
Charles de Bentzeradt (1668-1707)
Étienne Henrion (1707-1729)
Jean-Marie Mommertz (1729-1742)
Albert Joseph de Meuldre (1743-1757)
Menne Effleur (1757-1764)
Étienne Scholtus (1764-1787)
Barthélemy Lucas (1788-1792)
Gabriel Siegnitz (1793-1796)
Marie-Albert van der Cruyssen (1936-1950)
Vincent de Paul Sonthonnax (1950-1966)
Did not use arms

Raphaël Boulet (1966-1967)
François-Xavier Hanin (1967-1971)
Did not use arms

Étienne Gillard (1971-1980)
Did not use arms

Denis de Busschere (1980-1981)
Did not use arms

Jacques Bernier (1982-1984)
Did not use arms

Paul Barbe (1984-1988)
Did not use arms

Éric Dion (1988-1999)
Did not use arms

Matthieu Cauwe (1999-2003)
Did not use arms

Jean Kremer (2003-2007)
Did not use arms

Lode van Hecke (2007-2019)
Did not use arms

Bernard-Joseph Samain (2020-2024)

Literature: Cruys, M. van der and Cheron, M.:Heraldiek van Abdijen en Kloosters 31 Orval

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