▁son , ▁Emperor ▁Louis ▁the ▁P ious , ▁who ▁announced ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁ab bey ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Wes er ▁at ▁a ▁syn od ▁in ▁P ader born ▁in ▁ 8 1 5 . ▁This ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁a ▁place ▁named ▁H eth is . ▁Although ▁there ▁is ▁some ▁uncertainty ▁over ▁the ▁exact ▁location , ▁it ▁is ▁today ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁near ▁. ▁The ▁first ▁mon ks ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 8 1 6 ▁from ▁ ▁the ▁Bened ict ine ▁ab bey ▁from ▁Cor bie ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁Pic ard y . ▁They ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁Pro b ste i , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁the ▁mother house . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁in app ropri ate ▁location ▁chosen , ▁the ▁mon ks ▁chose ▁to ▁move ▁in ▁ 8 2 2 ▁- ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁location ▁near ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁called ▁Villa ▁H ux ori . ▁The ▁new ▁house ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Nova ▁Cor be ia ▁( Lat in ▁for ▁the ▁" new ▁Cor bie "; ▁Old ▁German : ▁Cor vey ▁). ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ab bot ▁of ▁Cor vey ▁was ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁Char lemagne , ▁Ad al ard ▁of ▁Cor bie . ▁An sg ar , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁" A post le ▁of ▁Sc and in avia ", ▁founded ▁the ▁ab bey ▁school ▁in ▁ 8 2 3 . ▁The ▁ab bey ▁library ▁was ▁established ▁with ▁works ▁from ▁Cor bie , ▁augment ed ▁by ▁the ▁output ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁script or ium . ▁In ▁ 8 2 6