Mesvres


Mesvres is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.

History

The bishops of Autun receive Charles the Bald the seat of a priory located in Mesvres. Ce prieuré fut cédé en 994 à l' abbaye de Cluny. The priory was surrendered in 994 to the Abbey of Cluny. Pierre de Beaufort, prieur de Mesvres en 1357, fut le dernier pape français à Avignon. Pierre de Beaufort, prior of Mesvres in 1357, was the last French Pope to Avignon