▁decl ined , ▁until ▁the ▁mon astic ▁rev ival ▁origin ating ▁from ▁the ▁B urs fel de ▁Cong reg ation ▁brought ▁fresh ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 5 6 9 ▁Lob bes , ▁St . ▁Va ast ' s ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁Ar ras , ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁ab be ys , ▁were ▁combined ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Bened ict ine ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁Ex empt ▁Mon aster ies ▁of ▁Fland ers . ▁ ▁D iss ol ution ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁the ▁last ▁ab bot , ▁V ul g ise ▁de ▁V ign ron , ▁and ▁ 4 3 ▁mon ks ▁were ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁monaster y ▁by ▁French ▁revolution ary ▁troops . ▁Under ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁the ▁ab bey ▁was ▁dissol ved . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁mon astic ▁buildings , ▁including ▁the ▁ab bey ▁church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Peter , ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁former ▁bur ial ▁church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Urs mar us ▁surv ived ▁as ▁a ▁parish ▁church . ▁A ▁few ▁other ▁minor ▁buildings ▁were ▁later ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁a ▁railway ▁station . ▁ ▁Art ▁historical ▁significance ▁The ▁church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Urs mar us ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁churches ▁in ▁Belg ium . ▁The ▁oldest ▁parts ▁date ▁from ▁Carol ing ian ▁or ▁Ott onian ▁times . ▁The ▁cho ir ▁and ▁crypt ▁are ▁Roman es que ▁and ▁stand ▁out ▁by ▁their ▁simplicity . ▁The ▁crypt ▁contains ▁the ▁tomb s ▁of ▁Saint ▁Urs