Church of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
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The Church of Saint-Philibert de Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu is an abbey founded in the 9th century by Benedictine monks and located in Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, France. All that remains is the abbey church and a few buildings around it. With a Carolingian style building, it once housed the body of Saint Philibert, from whom the commune took its name. When the site was attacked by the Normans, the monks fled with the saint's body to Tournus. The community then reformed and founded a priory. Used as a covered market in the 19th century, the abbey church was no longer used for worship. Excavations unearthed the saint's sarcophagus, and the building was listed as a historic monument in 1896. The abbey church has been used for religious worship since 1936. Today, it is one of the most important monuments open to visitors in the Pays de Retz region.
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Rue de la Poste, Nantes
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44310 Nantes
Pays de la Loire, France
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