Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre

The abbey of Saint Germain and its Romanesque bell tower dominate Auxerre, Burgundy

The Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre is a former Benedictine monastery in central France,[1][2] dedicated to its founder Saint Germain of Auxerre, the bishop of Auxerre, who died in 448. It was founded on the site of an oratory built by Germanus in honor of Saint Maurice.

  1. ^ Jean Lebeuf, Mémoire concernant l’histoire ecclésiastique et civile d’Auxerre, vol. 1, Auxerre, Perriquet, 1743, 886
  2. ^ Jean Lebeuf, Mémoire concernant l’histoire ecclésiastique et civile d’Auxerre, vol. 1, 1848, 544