Chelles Abbey, Merovingian abbey in Chelles, France
The religious complex includes remains of a monastery established for women, later expanded into a double monastery with a male community nearby.
Queen Bathildis, wife of King Clovis II, founded this monastery in 657 on the site of a former royal Merovingian villa and chapel.
The monastery contained a scriptorium where nuns created manuscripts, including Augustine's Commentary on the Psalms and Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History.
The remaining structures of the former abbey are now integrated into the local government buildings in the center of modern Chelles.
The Chelles chalice, created by Saint Eligius and lost during the French Revolution, represented the technical mastery of early medieval craftsmanship.
Location: Chelles
Inception: 538
GPS coordinates: 48.87770,2.59000
Latest update: May 24, 2025 21:36
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