ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, kɹˈɪstʃən mˈʌŋk ænd θiːəlˈoʊdʒən dʒˈɑːn kˈæʃən, hˌævɪŋ kˈʌm fɹʌmðə mˈɑːnɐstɚɹiz ʌv ˈiːdʒɪpt, fˈaʊndᵻd tˈuː mˈɑːnɐstɚɹiz æt mɑːɹsˈeɪ — ðɪ ˈæbi ʌv sˈeɪnt vˈɪktɚ fɔːɹ mˈɛn ɪnðə sˈaʊθ ʌvðə vˈiːʌpˈoːɹt, æz wˈɛl æz ðɪ ˈæbi ʌv sˈeɪnt soʊvˈʊɹ ðɪ ˈʌðɚ fɔːɹ wˈɪmɪn ɪnðə sˈaʊθ ʌv plˈeɪs də lˈɛntʃ.
In 415, Christian monk and theologian John Cassian, having come from the monasteries of Egypt, founded two monasteries at Marseille — the Abbey of Saint Victor for men in the south of the Vieux-Port, as well as the Abbey of Saint Sauveur the other for women in the south of Place de Lenche.