The Abbey of Saint-Médard de Soissons was a Benedictine monastery, at one time held to be the greatest in France.
Abbey of Saint-Médard de Soissons
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Medardus or Medard was the Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum in northern France. Medardus was one of the most honored bishops of his time, ofte
Abbey of Saint-Médard de Soissons
…founded in 557 by Clotaire I on his manor of Crouy, near the villa of Syagrius, just outside the then boundaries of Soissons to house the remains of Saint Medard, the legend being that during the funeral procession the bier came to a standstill at Crouy and was impossible to move until the king had made a gift…
Statue of Saint Medardus, Saint Médard d'Eyrans
Romanesque tympanum at church of St Medard & St Gildard, Little Bytham, UK (the dedication is unique in Britain). The circular opening may once have held a relic of the saint. The birds on either side are probably eagles; one is said to have sheltered Medardus from a rainstorm