1145. Paris - Marne. - Lot 2

1145. Paris - Marne. . Barthélémy (de Jur), bishop of Laon, confirms the donation made by King Henri to Saint-Martin des Champs, consisting of half the village of Dizy. 1145, parchment 23.5 x 19.5 cm, one edge nibbled with loss of text. (Joursanvault 1037). In 1059-1060, in reaction to the growing pre-eminence of Pope Leo IX, Henry I, King of the Franks, founded a collegiate church dedicated to Saint Martin near Paris (and today within it), on the site of the former Merovingian basilica on which the Musée des Arts et Métiers now stands, which later became the prieuré Saint-Martin-des-Champs. [cf. École des chartes " ELEC " Cartulaires d'Île-de-France " Saint-Martin-des-Champs " Tome 2 " XI. - Acts concerning Saint-Martin-des-Champs under the reign of Louis VII (1137-1180)". Reims, January 1 or April 15, 1145 - January 1 or March 31, 1146].