Abbey of Saint-Acheul, Religious complex in Saint-Acheul district, Amiens, France.
The Abbey features a classical stone church with a crypt underneath, containing ancient tombs and carved bas-reliefs from different periods.
Founded in 1085 by Bishop Rorico of Amiens, the monastery operated until 1790 when the French Revolution led to its suppression.
The church preserves the memory of Saint Firmin, the first Bishop of Amiens, through 15th-century bas-reliefs depicting his life story.
The former monastery buildings now house the private Lycée Saint-Riquier, while the church continues to function as a parish church.
The crypt, discovered in 1697 during altar construction, contains multiple sarcophagi including what monks identified as Saint Firmin's tomb.
Location: Amiens
Address: chaussée Jules-Ferry
GPS coordinates: 49.88333,2.32442
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:50
Amiens combines an architectural and natural heritage that reflects its rich historical past. The Notre-Dame Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in France, stands in the city center at 145 meters long with medieval sculptures from the 13th century. The Museum of Picardie, the first French building designed specifically as a museum, houses art and archaeology collections spanning several centuries of regional history. The Hortillonnages constitute one of Amiens' natural treasures: this network of 300 hectares of canals and floating gardens, cultivated since the Middle Ages, offers boat trips amid preserved nature. Jules Verne's House allows visitors to explore the writer's universe in his 19th-century private mansion, where he authored about thirty novels. These sites, complemented by places like the Jules Verne Circus from 1889 and the modern Tour Perret, Europe's first reinforced concrete skyscraper, demonstrate the continuous development of the city and its adaptation to different eras.
Tour Perret
1.5 km
Amiens railway station
1.4 km
Maison de Jules Verne
1.7 km
Hôtel Bouctot-Vagniez
1.7 km
Archeological Garden of Saint-Acheul
601 m
Departmental archives of Somme
1.5 km
Église Sainte-Anne
1.3 km
Église Saint-Acheul
0 m
Chapelle Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
1 km
Mosquée An Nour d'Amiens
1.4 km
Mosquée Al Fath d'Amiens
1.4 km
Église du Sacré-Cœur d'Amiens
1.4 km
Couvent des Cordeliers, Amiens
0 m
Abbaye Saint-Martin-aux-Jumeaux
0 m
Couvent de la Visitation Sainte-Marie
0 m
Ancienne piscine Léon-Pille
574 m
Monastery of the Poor Clares
1.7 km
Mosquée Al Badr d'Amiens
1.4 km
Mosquée Al Mohsinine d'Amiens
1.4 km
Carmel d'Amiens
0 m
Église Saint-Vaast de Camon
1.7 km
Église du Cœur-Immaculé-de-Marie d'Amiens
1 km
Barques des Hortillonnages - Le Jardin des Vertueux
1.1 km
Les Hortillonnages
1.6 km
Archaeological Garden of Saint-Acheul
850 m
Regional Contemporary Art Funds of Picardie
966 m
Grand séminaire d'Amiens
1 km
Amiens Saint-Acheul National Cemetery, Commonwealth plot
830 mReviews
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