Moutier-Grandval Abbey
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Moutier-Grandval Abbey was a Benedictine abbey near the villages of Moutier and Grandval in today's Bernese Jura, Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was founded around 640, when Grandval already existe
Ruins of the Moutier Abbey, circa 1830s, by Godefroy Engelmann
Moutier-Grandval Bible, c. 840; the story of Adam and Eve from the Book of Genesis
Randoald of Grandval
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Saint Randoald was prior of the Benedictine Moutier-Grandval Abbey under Germanus of Granfelden. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church.
Moutier-Grandval Abbey
…the Pierre Pertuis Pass. The abbot of Luxeuil, Saint Waldebert, sent Saint Germanus of Granfelden, who served 35 years as the first abbot, with Saint Randoald of Grandval as his prior. Both were martyred in 675 by Adalrich, Duke of Alsace after they protested against his expulsion of the population of the Sorgenau valley…
Stained glass depiction of Saint Randoald in the Church of Saint Martin, Saint-Imier, Bernese Jura, Switzerland.