Sainte-Glossinde Abbey
The Sainte-Glossinde Abbey is a former nunnery in Metz .
history
The Sainte-Glossinde Abbey was founded by Glossinde von Metz († 610) at the beginning of the 7th century . Glossinde, daughter of the Franconian nobleman Wintrio , Dux der Champagne , set up an asylum within and near the city walls of Metz around 604, which soon became popular. She died six years later, barely 30 years old, her body was poorly preserved in the Abbey of Saint Arnulf and later moved as a relic to the Church of Saint Mary outside the city (Sainte-Marie-hors-les-murs-de-Metz), later brought to the asylum she founded, now the abbey named after her.
The Sainte-Glossinde Abbey is almost the only monastery in Metz that has retained its original location over the centuries. In the 10th century the community was robbed of its goods, the decline began, which was also reflected in the religious life of the abbey, until Adalbero I von Bar , Bishop of Metz 929-954, ordered the restitution of the goods and his niece Himiltrude put the top of the monastery. In 951 he had a church built, it is not known whether it is the same building that remained until 1752. In 1473, under the threat of the Duke of Lorraine , the city of Metz had all buildings, including those of the monastery, torn down, which reached the city wall. In 1552 it was then the Emperor Charles V who besieged Metz, with the monastery partly buried under the fortifications for military reasons. In 1565 the bell tower was torn down to the vault, and in 1611 the entrance was built near today's Porte Serpenoise. The church was also renewed. Vauban withdrew a large part of its land from the abbey in 1674–1676 in order to build walls and moats. In 1717 the chapter house , the kitchen and the refectory were built, of which only the chapter house remains. In 1752 the abbey church threatened to collapse, whereupon a new church was built and in 1756 a new bell tower was added. Charles de Belle-Isle , Governor of the Trois-Évêchés Province , took part in the work.
During the revolution , the bell tower was destroyed again. On August 31, 1792, the nuns were evicted and the church was cleared on September 7. It then served as a warehouse for Marshal Kellermann's army , and the outbuilding was used as a military hospital. In 1802 the church was returned, in 1816 the architect Derobe restored the abbey. Another restoration took place in 1909.
organ
In the abbey chapel there is an organ that was built in 1864 by the organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. The instrument has 11 stops on two manual works , each of which can be coupled to the pedal . The instrument does not have its own pedal register. The actions are mechanical.
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
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Coordinates: 49 ° 6 '46.2 " N , 6 ° 10' 24.3" E