members of which had to be Provençals with four noble descents; from this date they bore the title of "chanoine comte de Saint-Victor". The last abbot of Saint-Victor was Prince Louis François Camille de Lorraine Lambesc. He died in 1787 and was not replaced before the outbreak of the French Revolution. Buildings In 1794 the abbey was stripped of its treasures. The relics were burned, the gold and silver objects were melted down to make coins and the building itself became a warehouse, prison and barracks. All that now remains of the abbey is the church of St. Victor, dedicated by Pope Benedict IX in 1040 and rebuilt in 1200. The abbey was again used for worship under the First Empire and restored in the 19th century. The church was made into a minor basilica in 1934 by Pope Pius XI. The remains of Saint John Cassian were formerly in the crypt, along with those of Saints Maurice, Marcellinus and Peter, the body of one of the Holy Innocents, and Bishop Saint Maurontius. The abbey crypt previously held Cassian's remains, along with were previously interred in the abbey crypt, along with the remains of Saints Maurice, Marcellinus, Peter, also has it that it contains the relics of the eponymous martyr of Marseille from the 4th century. See also Santa Maria, Uta, a church founded by St. Victor's monks References Sources M. Fixot, J.-P. Pelletier, Saint-Victor de Marseille. Étude archéologique et monumentale, Turnhout, 2009, , 344 p., 220 x 280 mm, Paperback External links Marseille-Tourisme.com Abbaye Saint Victor Augustinian monasteries in France Benedictine monasteries in France 410s establishments 5th-century establishments in sub-Roman Gaul 1739 disestablishments in France Roman Catholic churches in Marseille Marseille, Saint Victor's Abbey Burial places of popes Tourist attractions in Marseille