Abbey Church of Saint Silvine and Saint Georges, Auchy-lès-Hesdin
The Church of Saint Silvine and Saint Georges is the witness to the history of this community, called Auchy the Monks for a long time. An abbey of nuns, established around 670 AD welcomed Saint Silvin, who died there. The abbey was destroyed by the Vikings in 881.
About this building
The abbey church shows the scars of the vicissitudes of history; the monks built their sanctuary under the patronage of saint Silvin in the 12th century, the thick pillars in the center of the nave are the remains of it. This first and vast abbey church was at its peak during the 13th and 14th centuries. Victim of numerous conflicts during the 15th and 16th centuries, it was very dilapidated towards 1600.
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