Introduction
JOHN NIGHTINGALE
Abstract Saint-Maximin was on a grander scale than Gorze or the episcopal foundations of Toul. However, destruction abbey and its archives by Norse in 882 complex web Merovingian Carolingian traditions which later community elaborated to redress this loss have made early history far from clear. The does not stand out as powerhouse religious cultural renaissance, but may simply be due manuscripts treasures 882. What is doubt huge Saint-Maximin's endowment. abbey's most important estates were size points their acquisition periods. Certainly, period study, importance landscape power well-attested.
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