L’abbaye Saint-Médard de Soissons du milieu du vie au milieu du xie siècle. Les premiers siècles d’une puissance, religieuse, politique et économique
Josiane Barbier
At the end of 550s, King Clotaire I founded Saint-Médard basilica at gates Soissons, capital his kingdom. The building raised over tomb Saint-Médard, bishop Vermand/Saint-Quentin, who had been buried there by royal order, was intended to be a for king in imitation Saints-Apôtres, mausoleum that Clovis outside walls Paris close St Genevieve. henceforth protector Frankish monarchs, and all closer them as Soissons Soissonais were often home centre, or certain political centres, This proximity explains why transformed into monastery required pray kingdom mid-7th century. It also building’s history during early Middle Ages its regular involvement, through either estates abbots, matters, well establishment Carolingians an ‘irregular’ lay abbacy which Hebertians their descendants held from 10th century onwards. Their control abbey lasted beyond monastic reform late until eviction it mid-11th benefit King.
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