Priory of Valmogne

It was probably at the end of the 5th century that the Abbey of Valmogne was built, on a previously occupied site, where Gallo-Roman burials can be found.
In 990, the bishop of Riez donated the abbey to the monks of Lérins. In 1256, following an exchange with the abbey of Lérins, Valmogne is attached to the monastery of Saint Catherine de Sorps (Fontaine-L'Evêque) founded in 1255, in the valley of Bauduen, the only female monastery of the Verdon in the Middle Ages.
In the 15th century, the...