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Lagny Abbey (St Peter’s Abbey, Lagny) was a monastery situated in the present-day commune of Lagny-sur-Marne in the department of Seine-et-Marne in France, in the eastern suburbs of Paris. It was founded in 644, refounded about 990 and after well over a millennium of existence (almost 1,150 years) was seized by the state at the French ...
Former royal benedictine abbey in the canton of Lagny, arrondissement of Meaux (Seine-et-Marne), France; in the old Diocese of Paris, present-day Meaux (Lat. Latiniacum). It was founded c. 644 by (St.) fursey, a noble Irishman, on land belonging to Archambaud, mayor of the palace under Clovis II.
Lagny Abbey (St Peter’s Abbey, Lagny) was a monastery situated in the present-day commune of Lagny-sur-Marne in the department of Seine-et-Marne in France, in the eastern suburbs of Paris. It was founded in 644, refounded about 990 and after well over a millennium of existence (almost 1,150 years) was seized by the state at the French ...
From 644, Lagny-sur-Marne was the site of Lagny Abbey, a monastery founded that year, and after its destruction by the Normans refounded about 990. The monastery was seized by the state at the French Revolution and its buildings are used since 1842 as the offices of the municipality.
Apr 13, 2023 · The exact date of the founding of the monastery was 644. Though the monastery was destroyed by the Normans, it was re-founded just before the year 1000 CE, in 990. The Abbey and its surrounding buildings were seized during the French Revolution and taken for use by the state.
Benedictine abbey founded about 644, by St. Fursy, a noble Irishman, on land belonging to Archambaud, mayor of the palace under Clovis II. Burned by the Normans in the 9th century, it was restored by the Counts of Meaux from 990 to 1018.
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French forces, led by Jeanne d'Arc, attacked and successfully captured the fortress of Jargeau. Principal Combatants. At Lagny-sur-Marne in April 1430, Jeanne accompanied an army which defeated a small force led by a pro-English mercenary named Franquet d’Arras.
