The Priory-Hospital of Bourganeuf: A Medieval Priory in France

The Priory-Hospital of Bourganeuf, also known as the Château de Bourganeuf, is a priory of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem located in the center of the town of Bourganeuf, in the Creuse department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It was the priory of the Langue d’Auvergne, taking over from that of Lureuil around 1530 and remaining so until 1787 when it was transferred to Lyon by the prior Amable de Villelume de Thianges. The priory preserves important remnants of the priory, including the buildings of the convent (now the town hall), a tower built by Jean de Lastic in 1530, the church Saint-Jean (12th-15th century), and especially the famous tour Zizim. The origin and existence of Bourganeuf, which never belonged to the ancient possessions of the Order of the Temple given to the Knights Hospitaller, are attested since at least 1310.

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