Abbey of St Vincent, Laon
The Abbey of St. Vincent, Laon (French: Abbaye Saint-Vincent de Laon) was a Benedictine monastery in Laon, Picardy, northern France. It was founded in c. 580 and initially followed the Rule of St. Columbanus, adopting the Rule of St. Benedict in 948. In November 882, after the monks had been decimated by the Viking invaders, the abbey was sacked, pillaged, burned and ruined. In 1359 during the Hundred Years War the troops of Edward III of England attacked a poorly fortified part of the town called la Villette and set fire to the abbey, destroying its rich library.
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Abbey of St Vincent, Laon
The Abbey of St. Vincent, Laon (French: Abbaye Saint-Vincent de Laon) was a Benedictine monastery in Laon, Picardy, northern France. It was founded in c. 580 and initially followed the Rule of St. Columbanus, adopting the Rule of St. Benedict in 948. In November 882, after the monks had been decimated by the Viking invaders, the abbey was sacked, pillaged, burned and ruined. In 1359 during the Hundred Years War the troops of Edward III of England attacked a poorly fortified part of the town called la Villette and set fire to the abbey, destroying its rich library.
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L'abbaye Saint-Vincent de Laon ...... tre des monuments historiques.
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Saint-Vincent in Laon wurde al ...... btei brannte im Juni 2008 aus.
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The Abbey of St. Vincent, Laon ...... arson, caused serious damage.
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L'abbaye Saint-Vincent de Laon ...... tre des monuments historiques.
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Saint-Vincent in Laon wurde al ...... btei brannte im Juni 2008 aus.
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The Abbey of St. Vincent, Laon ...... , destroying its rich library.
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Abbey of St Vincent, Laon
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Abtei Saint-Vincent de Laon
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