Abbaye de Saint-Acheul | |
Monastery information | |
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Order | Canons Regular, Congregation of France from 1634 |
Established | 1085 |
Disestablished | 1790 |
Mother house | Abbey of St Genevieve |
Diocese | Amiens |
People | |
Founder(s) | Rorico, Bishop of Amiens |
Architecture | |
Status | Closed |
Heritage designation | Monument historique |
Designated date | 8 December 1969 |
Site | |
Location | Amiens, Somme, France |
Coordinates | 49°53′00″N 2°19′28″E / 49.88333°N 2.32442°E |
The Abbey of Saint-Acheul (French: Abbaye de Saint-Acheul) was a monastery of Canons Regular in the Saint-Acheul district of Amiens, France. It was founded in the 11th century on the site of an ancient church, and was suppressed in 1790 during the French Revolution. The buildings, which date to the 18th century, were taken over by a college that was entrusted to the Jesuits in 1814. They are now occupied by the private Lycée Saint-Riquier. The abbey church is used as a parish church.