Saint-Fuscien Abbey
The Abbey of Saint-Fuscien is a corporation founded towards the end of the 6th century Benedictine abbey in the town of Saint-Fuscien south of Amiens in Picardy . It has been registered as a Monument historique since 1988 ( Base Mérimée PA00116240).
history
According to tradition, the monastery was built by King Chilperich I or Queen Fredegunde on the site of the martyrdom of Saint Fuscian (Fuscianus), who was killed in 303 under the reign of Emperor Maximian . At the time of the Norman invasions, it was destroyed in 859 but rebuilt in 880. After being destroyed again in 925, it was in ruins for two centuries. Under the Count of Amiens Enguerrand I. de Coucy , it was rebuilt and occupied by Benedictine monks . Odolric is named as the first Benedictine abbot. In 1533 the abbey fell in the coming period . In 1648 the Maurinian reform was introduced. The decline followed in the 18th century. During the French Revolution , the abbey was dissolved in 1790, declared a national property and sold. The church and part of the convent buildings were demolished. A chapel was set up in an old grangie . A school of the Brothers of St. Joseph was also established, which existed until 1888.
buildings
The current castle of Saint-Fuscien is the abbey building restored under the masons. A pavilion has been preserved in addition to it. A psalter from the 13th century is kept in Amiens .
literature
- Charles Salmon: Notice historique sur l'ancienne abbaye et le village de Saint-Fuscien-au-Bois, près Amiens , Lenoël-Hérouart Imprimeur, Amiens 1857.
Coordinates: 49 ° 50 ′ 18 ″ N , 2 ° 18 ′ 56 ″ E