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Willem VS
July 30, 2023
Cycling
The abbey was founded in the 7th century by Saint Aubertus and received the relics of Saint Vedastus, the first bishop of Arras. In 1746, Cardinal de Rohan had it remodeled in a sober style. the abbey fell out of use during the French Revolution and was restored in 1918. Behind the entrance gate, surmounted by the abbey's coat of arms, is a beautiful forecourt.
The abbey now houses the Musée des Beaux-Arts.
The abbey now houses the Musée des Beaux-Arts.
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Philippe LERNOUT
August 30, 2022
Cycling
Saint-Vaast Abbey was a Benedictine monastery founded in 667 on the hill of La Madeleine near Arras, where the future Saint Vaast used to retire. It is around it that …
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