Abbey of Saint-Vaast de Moreuil
The abbey of Saint-Vaast (or Saint-Vast) de Moreuil (
Benedictine monastery in Picardy.[1] It was originally a hospice staffed by two or three monks.[2] The monastery chapel was founded by Bernard I, lord of Moreuil, in 1109 or 1119 and dedicated to the sixth-century saint-bishop Vedast.[3] At first a priory, it was raised to a full abbey in 1140 or 1150.[2][1] The king had the right to name its abbot.[1]
The lords of Moreuil continued to be patrons of the monastery. The
episcopal vestments. He had six monks under him.[2]
By 1709, the monastery had fallen on hard times and lead illegally scavenged from the tombs was sold to pay debts. The abbot was arrested and in 1711 one of the monks was sent to the galleys.
References
- ^ a b c d e Paul André Roger, Archives historiques et ecclésiastiques de la Picardie et de l'Artois (Amiens, 1842), p. 163.
- ^ a b c d e f Alcius Ledieu, Moreuil et son canton (Paris, 1889), pp. 18–19.
- ^ a b Karen Gould, The Psalter and Hours of Yolande of Soissons (Mediaeval Academy of America, 1978), p. 18.
- ^ Albert N. Hamscher, The Conseil Privé and the Parlements in the Age of Louis XIV: A Study in French Absolutism (American Philosophical Society, 1987), p. 124.