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The Abbey of Saint-Pierre-les-Nonnains in Lyon, also known as the Abbey of the Dames de Saint-Pierre or simply Palais Saint-Pierre, is an ancient Catholic religious edifice that housed Benedictine nuns from the 10th century onwards, and was rebuilt in the 17th century.
The basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains in Metz, France, is one of the oldest churches in Europe. The building began life in the 4th century when Metz was an important Gallo-Roman city. [ 1 ]
Abbey of Saint-Pierre-les-Nonnains; Angoulême , Diocese of Angoulême: Abbey of St Ausonius, Angoulême (Abbaye Saint-Ausone d'Angoulême), nuns; Abbey of St Cybard, Angoulême (Abbaye Saint-Cybard d'Angoulême), monks; Aniane Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Sauveur d'Aniane), monks, Diocese of Maguelonne, later Diocese of Montpellier (782-?)
According to Louis Duchesne, the See of Tours was probably founded in the time of Constantine; Gregory of Tours says by Gatianus. [1] As the city, (called "Caesarodunum"), was important as a crossing point of the Loire, it became a stop on the route to Santiago de Compostela. The fourth bishop was Brice of Tours. Stories about his tenure ...
4200 Ripa Ave., St. Louis, MO 63125-6815 (unincorporated St. Louis County) St. Martin De Porres 615 Dunn Rd., Hazelwood, MO 63042-1725 To be amalgamated into St. Ferdinand on August 1, 2023. [80] St. Martin of Tours 610 W. Ripa Ave., St. Louis, MO 63125-2524 (unincorporated St. Louis County) To be amalgamated into St. Mark on August 1, 2023. [81]
The expulsion of the nuns and the destruction of the église Saint-Saturnin date to the French Revolution, though the abbey's other church (the église Saint-Pierre) still exists and now houses 19th and 20th century sculptures. After the Revolution, the remaining buildings housed the Palais du Commerce et des Arts, at first made up of works ...
The abbey was founded by Saint Martin of Tours (316-397), in 372, after he had been made Bishop of Tours in 371. [1] Martin's biographer, Sulpicius Severus (c. 363–c. 425), affirms that Martin withdrew from the press of attention in the city to live in Marmoutier (Majus Monasterium), the monastery he founded several miles from Tours on the opposite shore of the river Loire.
From its Gallo-Roman past, the city preserves vestiges of the thermae (in the basement of the Golden Courtyard museum), parts of the aqueduct, [73] and the Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains. [20] Saint Louis' square with its vaulted arcades and a Knights Templar chapel remains a major symbol of the city's High Medieval heritage.