▁ ▁History ▁Initial ly ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁double ▁monaster y , ▁that ▁is , ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁both ▁men ▁and ▁women , ▁this ▁ab bey ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 6 6 1 ▁for ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁sick ▁by ▁the ▁young ▁Al deg onde , ▁who ▁was ▁abb ess ▁there ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 6 8 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁buried ▁there . ▁She ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁abb ess ▁by ▁her ▁two ▁nie ces , ▁first ▁Ald etr ud is ▁and ▁then ▁Mad el ber te . ▁ ▁The ▁ab bey ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁Bened ict ine ▁monaster y ▁sole ly ▁of ▁n uns . ▁St . ▁Am al berga ▁of ▁Ma ube uge ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁e ighth ▁century . ▁ ▁Ma ube uge ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁royal ▁ab bey ▁in ▁ 8 6 4 , ▁under ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Me ers en , ▁which ▁divided ▁L oth aring ia . ▁In ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁century ▁the ▁abb ess ▁was ▁a ▁powerful ▁local ▁figure . ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁later ▁date ▁the ▁community ▁changed ▁their ▁observ ance ▁to ▁the ▁less ▁severe ▁Rule ▁of ▁St . ▁August ine ▁and ▁their ▁status ▁went ▁from ▁n uns ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁canon esses ▁regular . ▁A ▁distinct ive ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁religious ▁habit ▁was ▁a ▁gold ▁medal , ▁bearing ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁St . ▁Al deg onde ▁in ▁en am el , ▁susp ended ▁on ▁a ▁blue ▁cord ▁tied ▁with ▁a ▁gold ▁t ass el . ▁