, ▁Cor vey ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁ab bey , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Saint ▁Stephen . ▁In ▁ 8 3 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁coin age ▁within ▁the ▁Fran con ian ▁real m , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁place ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine . ▁ ▁In ▁ 8 3 6 , ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Saint ▁Vit us ▁were ▁gift ed ▁to ▁Cor vey ▁by ▁the ▁ab bey ▁of ▁St ▁Den is ▁near ▁Paris . ▁Saint ▁Vit us ▁now ▁became ▁the ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁the ▁Sax ons . ▁Since ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Four teen ▁Holy ▁Hel pers , ▁his ▁v ener ation ▁was ▁very ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁and ▁Cor vey ▁became ▁a ▁destination ▁for ▁pil gr ims . ▁Other ▁g ifts ▁and ▁don ations ▁by ▁individuals ▁made ▁Cor vey ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁rich est ▁ab be ys ▁in ▁Central ▁Europe ▁and ▁made ▁possible ▁am bit ious ▁building ▁projects . ▁Its ▁position ▁as ▁Reichs ab tei ▁meant ▁that ▁its ▁ab bot ▁was ▁answer able ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁em peror ▁in ▁sec ular ▁matters . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁stone ▁church ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁in ▁ 8 4 4 . ▁In ▁ 8 7 3 - 8 8 5 , ▁the ▁West werk ▁that ▁is ▁still ▁ext ant ▁today ▁was ▁constructed . ▁ ▁Cor vey ▁thus ▁became ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁privile ged ▁Carol ing ian ▁mon astic ▁san ctu aries ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th - century ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Sax ony ". ▁It ▁soon ▁became