Corbie Abbey
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Corbie Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Corbie, in present-day Picardy, France, dedicated to Saint Peter. It was founded by Balthild, the widow of Clovis II, who had monks sent from Luxeuil.
Abbey church of Corbie.
Adam and Eve on a late 12th century capital from the abbey (Musée de Picardie, Amiens)
Luxeuil Abbey
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Luxeuil Abbey, the Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul, was one of the oldest and best-known monasteries in Franche-Comté, located in what is now the département of Haute-Saône in Franche-Comté, France.
Corbie Abbey
…monastery in Corbie, in present-day Picardy, France, dedicated to Saint Peter. It was founded by Balthild, the widow of Clovis II, who had monks sent from Luxeuil. The Abbey of Corbie became celebrated both for its library and the scriptorium. It was founded in 661 under the Merovingian royal patronage of Balthild…
The cloister at Luxeuil Abbey
Seventh-century lectionary produced at Luxeuil.
Abbatial palace at Luxeuil