The Rock-Morey

the Rock-Morey is a common French, located in the department of the Haute-Saône and the area Franche-Comté.

Geography

Altitude of the village: 300 meters. That Ci is located at the foot of a hill Calcaire of Alanéen and Bajocien. This Hill called " the roche" constitute the highest point of the West of the department of the High Saone. From its top in the neighborhoods of 500 meters hardly, the sight extends from Langres, in the West with the the Vosges, the the Jura and the the Alps in clear weather what constitutes one of the widest panoramas of France for a so small height. There does not exist indeed of other natural obstacles in the surroundings.

History

the Rock-Morey called Morey initially is a small village of the High Saone or was built the last Monastère about the Bénédictin S of the area before the Révolution.

Thereafter this monastery was repurchased by sisters who transformed it into boarding school known as of " immaculate the conception".

This last closed its doors in 1979 for causes of safety but the buildings are always intact and can be visited.

Old times

According to the Company of Agriculture of the High Saone, the rock would have sheltered a camp Préhistorique, the situation making it possible to control all the Plaine and the plate X neighbouring. Thereafter the Romans built a way connecting the the Rhone to the strategic camp of Langres. Coins of Roman Monnaie were found in the fields by farmers. They are probably the Romans who installed the Vigne on the slopes exposed to the East on the same fault as that of Burgundy. But because of situation more in North, the wine of the Rock was of less quality that of Burgundy. The commune became possession of the lords de Fouvent then in 1215 passed under the control of the Count S of Bar. Thereafter, the area was the object of many invasions and passages, the Swedes in particular ransacked and plundered the area. Then the ground passed under the possession of the Abbaye of Cherlieu. The whole of the area did not form part of France but of the Saint Roman Empire Germanique. The Spanish influence was very strong under the reign of Charles Quint.

patronage of Lullier

It was a patron of the name of Claude François Lullier who was at the origin of the arrival of the Moine S. It came from a family which precisely had her origins with Morey and which had been anoblie by Charles Quint.

After its Doctorate in right, it made profession of lawyer.

But why the order of the Benedictine S rather than another? That is due to the fact that Lullier married Claude Francoise de Santans who had very strong bonds with the communities of Benedictines already installed in the area. In addition, the Benedictines were in competition with the Jésuite S. However Claude François Lullier had postulated with an official load at the Local parliament and was slowed down by the Jesuits who supported Antoine Brun, one as of theirs. This last obtained finally the load and Lullier probably found in its project of Monastery with Morey, a means of counterbalancing the capacity of the Jesuits. (The consultation of the files of the High Saone testifies to competition which was exerted between the various orders.)

They is precisely the 02 Novenbre 1644, in Dôle that Lullier decided to establish the Monastère Bénédictin, the Holy College Jerome de Dôle being held by the Benedictines and whose Superior, Dom Gerard Girardot was him even originating in Morey.

The rule of Saint Winnows

The characteristic of the Benedictines who acted as Lorraine and into Frank County was to comply with the Rule of Saint Benoit except for fidelity with the place i.e. with the monastery. This alternative of the order was called rule of Saint Winnows and for this reason the monks there obeying were called the Basket makers. It resulted a great mobility of the monks from it, contrary to the other rather sedentary Benedictines.

The Notre Dame Immaculate Conception

It is in its honor that the Monastery was to be built but for nonknown reasons if not the extensive interpretation of the last lines of its will, that Ci was also set up under the name of Servule saint.

Legal preliminaries

Lullier state lawyer and surrounded himself by precautions so that auucune left did not dispute the establishment of the Monastery. Meanwhile he had become President of the Local parliament and its personal fortune not having direct heirs profited with the establishment from the building.

The stages of the legal documents spread out as follows:

April 22nd 1657: Obtaining the signature of Dom Henry Mennesson, secretary of the châpitre of the Congregation Saint Winnows
May 11th, 1657: Authorization of the Court of the Parliament of Pares.
May 14th, 1657: the administrators of the Archbishop's palace give their assent " por establishment of a convent of fathers Benedictines instead of Morey. ".

Différents agreements from the land propriétairs was égalemnt signed.
a letter of Dom Arsene Alvisenet, public prosecutor about Benoît saint completes the list of the authorizations.

The installation of the Monks

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Haute-Saône

External bonds

the Rock-Morey on the site of the national geographical Institute
the Rock-Morey on the site of INSEE
the Rock-Morey on the site of Quid
Localization of the Rock-Morey on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane of the Rock-Morey on Mapquest
Site on the Rock-Morey

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