Oignies Abbey is a former Augustinian monastery in Aiseau-Presles, Wallonia. Established in 1187, it is situated on the banks of the Sambre River in Belgium.
Oignies Abbey in 2008
Hugo of Oignies was a lay brother of Oignies Abbey. He was a metalworker and painter and is the last of the great jewelers of Mosan art. He is a representative of the school of the Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse and was considered the greatest artist of the Meuse Valley of his time.
Brother Hugo of Oignies from a silver book cover he created (1228-1230)
Book cover of an Evangeliary by Hugo of Oignies, 1228-1230.