Priory of Ordios
The Prieuré of Ordios is a medieval religious building French commune of Labastide-Villefranche.
History
Founded in 1150 or 1153 by the Viscount Pierre II of Béarn, it was built on Gascon grounds in Expiation of the crime of three noble pilgrims Norman assassinated in this place. The priory was flourishing until its ruin by the troops of William of Orange in 1523 and at the time of the wars of religion in 1569. It sheltered a small community of Chanoine S regular of Saint-Augustin dependant on Roncevaux.
From the XVII° century, the priory is occupied by a family of peasants which affirms that it always makes hospitality with the pilgrims at the time of a visit of the bishop of Dax in 1739. The ruins of the hospital remained until the medium of the XX° century.
The priory is a particular house today. The Chapelle Holy-Madeleine exists still although transformed into cattle shed. It is registered with the additional register of the Historic buildings. The vault was used as place of worship of district until in 1790 date of its permanent closure. In 1812 it was bought by the marchioness of Montehermoso, mistress of the king d' Espagne Joseph Bonaparte. In 1963 the duchess of Mandas sold it to the current owners. The priory of Ordios had a pretty mill of which there remain important ruins and who functioned until 1928.
Source
- Pierre Tucoo-Chala, When Islam was with the doors of the Pyrenees , editions J&D, 1994 (ISBN 284127022X), p. 200
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