St. Vaast's Abbey

St. Vaast's Abbey

St. Vaast's Abbey was a Benedictine monastery situated at Arras, "département" of Pas-de-Calais, France.

History

The abbey was founded in 667. Saint Vaast, or Vedast (c. 453–540), who was the first bishop of Arras and later also bishop of Cambrai, lies buried in the cathedral at Arras. In 667 Saint Auburt, seventh bishop of Arras, began to build an abbey for Benedictine monks on the site of a little chapel which Saint Vedast had erected in honour of Saint Peter. Vedast's relics were transferred to the new abbey, which was completed by Auburt's successor and generously endowed by King Theuderic III, who together with his wife was afterwards buried there.

St. Vaast's Abbey was of great importance amongst the monasteries of the Low Countries. It was exempt from episcopal jurisdiction and maintained its independence until 1778, when it was aggregated to the Congregation of Cluny.

At the French Revolution it was suppressed and the monastic buildings were used first as a hospital and then as barracks. In 1838 the premises were purchased by the town; part was used as a museum and archive, and the rest as the residence of the bishop. The church, which had been desecrated and partially destroyed, was rebuilt and consecrated in 1833 and now serves as the cathedral of Arras, replacing the former Gothic cathedral destroyed during the revolution.

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