Abbey of St Vincent, Laon

The Abbey of St. Vincent, Laon was a Benedictine monastery in , Picardy, northern France.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: abbey located in Aisne, in France
  • Also known as: “Abbey of St. Vincent, Laon” and “Ancienne abbaye Saint-Vincent”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Laon Cathedral and Laon Bousson German military cemetery.

Church
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is a Roman Catholic church located in , , , . Built in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, it is one of the most important and stylistically unified examples of early Gothic architecture. is situated 1 km northeast of Abbey of St Vincent, Laon.

Cemetery
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is situated 490 metres south of Abbey of St Vincent, Laon.

Historic building
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The Abbey of St. John, Laon was a Benedictine monastery in , , from 1128 to 1766, which replaced a nunnery founded in 641. The prefecture of the department of Aisne now occupies the site. is situated 730 metres northeast of Abbey of St Vincent, Laon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clacy-et-Thierret and Chivy-lès-Étouvelles.

Village
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is a commune in the department, , northern . is situated 3½ km west of Abbey of St Vincent, Laon.

Village
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is a commune in , a department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. is situated 4 km southwest of Abbey of St Vincent, Laon.

Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
is a commune in the department in in northern . is situated 5 km southwest of Abbey of St Vincent, Laon.

Abbey of St Vincent, Laon

Latitude
49.55628° or 49° 33′ 23″ north
Longitude
3.61681° or 3° 37′ 1″ east
Open location code
8FX5HJ48+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146673262
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Wiki­data ID
Q334227
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to German—“Abbey of St Vincent, Laon” goes by many names.

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