The Abbey of St. Vincent, 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.A 13th-century wall painting to the left of the altar was discovered in 1769 by Canon Villette showing three generations of the chevaliers d'Eppes.
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.Geoffroy de Billy, later député aux états-généraux for the region of Blois from 1576 to 1577, became abbot of Saint-Vincent and also of abbey of Saint-Jean, Amiens.
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Official Website http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=PA00115706
Address Promenade de la Madeleine, 02000, France
Coordinates 49°33'22.582" N 3°37'0.377" E