1047
The Abbaye aux Dames was founded in 1047 by order of Geoffroy Martel, Count of Anjou, and his wife, Agnès de Bourgogne.
From the beginning, the Abbaye aux Dames enjoyed considerable wealth. Most of its possessions, including the priories of Corme-Royal and Pont-l’Abbé-d’Arnoult, were established to the west of Saintes, along paths spanning the salterns surrounding Marennes. As time went by, they were preserved and enhanced through new donations.