, ▁Mar ne , ▁France . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Tro yes . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Bernard ▁of ▁Cla ir v aux ▁in ▁ ▁around ▁the ▁herm itage ▁of ▁B less ed ▁Hugh ▁the ▁Herm it ▁( H ug ues ▁le ▁Rec lus , ▁Hugo ▁re clus us ), ▁from ▁whom ▁the ▁ab bey ▁took ▁its ▁name . ▁Hugh ▁had ▁at ▁first ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁an ▁ar id ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Saint - P rix ▁known ▁as ▁F ons ▁Bal imi ▁around ▁ 1 1 2 8 – 1 1 3 0 , ▁before ▁being ▁joined ▁by ▁a ▁few ▁compan ions . ▁He ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 1 7 6 ▁in ▁the ▁cart ul ary ▁of ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁of ▁Saint - Pierre - d ' O yes ▁( c anton ▁of ▁Sé z anne ) ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁a ▁p ond ▁and ▁of ▁land ▁to ▁Le ▁Rec lus ▁Ab bey ▁by ▁Hugh , ▁Count ▁of ▁Bay e , ▁who ▁also ▁confirmed ▁his ▁uncle ▁Simon ' s ▁gift ▁of ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁forest ▁of ▁Tal u ▁to ▁the ▁ab bey ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁extreme ▁pover ty . ▁Hugo ▁possibly ▁died ▁that ▁same ▁year ; ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁the ▁vill agers ▁kept ▁his ▁memory ▁alive ▁by ▁burning ▁a ▁lamp ▁on ▁his ▁grave . ▁Probably ▁also ▁in ▁that ▁year ▁Le ▁Rec lus ▁became ▁a ▁daughter ▁house ▁of ▁V auc la ir ▁Ab bey . ▁ ▁Le ▁Rec lus ▁was ▁always ▁a