Lagny Abbey
Lagny Abbey (St Peter’s Abbey, Lagny) was a monastery situated in the present-day commune of Lagny-sur-Marne in the department of Seine-et-Marne in France, in the eastern suburbs of Paris. It was founded in 644, refounded about 990 and after well over a millennium of existence (almost 1,150 years) was seized by the state at the French Revolution.
Former abbey church | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | St Peter’s Abbey, Lagny |
| Other names | Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Lagny |
| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | 644 |
| Dedicated to | St Peter |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Saint Fursey |
| Site | |
| Location | Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Visible remains | most of the main buildings |
| Public access | yes |
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